Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 5 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 9MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1251

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +73%

2170

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +166%

19225

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1618

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +96%

3178

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

6268

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +168%

16803

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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