AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i3 9100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i3 9100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Intel Core i3 9100 's Advantages

Released 1 years late

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +3%

1090

Intel Core i3 9100

1057

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +103%

7507

Intel Core i3 9100

3686

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i3 9100

1172

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +74%

5236

Intel Core i3 9100

3006

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i3 9100

1056

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +68%

5787

Intel Core i3 9100

3429

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i3 9100 +5%

2500

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +111%

13981

Intel Core i3 9100

6621

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i3 9100

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i3-9100

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

4

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2400

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

37.5 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1100 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i3 9100

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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