Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1800X with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9600KF 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +29%

1251

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

963

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +27%

9232

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +47%

1618

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

1096

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +4%

6268

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

5970

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +22%

1206

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

981

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +20%

6696

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +26%

2752

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

2178

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X +51%

16305

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

6

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

6

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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