AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 9600KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz . 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 DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Intel Core i5 9600KF 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

Intel Core i5 9600KF +14%

1251

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +4%

7507

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 9600KF +39%

1618

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i5 9600KF +19%

6268

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i5 9600KF +15%

1206

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +4%

5787

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 9600KF +16%

2752

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +30%

13981

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 9600KF

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jan 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-9600KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

6

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

6

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

9 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 9600KF

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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