Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X with 12 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (95W vs 170W)

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 8 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1251

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +62%

2033

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +305%

29242

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1618

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +81%

2942

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

6268

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +204%

19092

Blender

Intel Core i5 9600KF

105

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +286%

406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1206

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +88%

2277

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +268%

20503

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

2752

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +56%

4317

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X +384%

52013

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

95 W

Power Consumption

170 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

6

Performance Core Threads

24

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

6

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

256 K per core

L2 Cache

12 MB shared

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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