AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i9 9900K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i9 9900K with 8 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 5600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Intel Core i9 9900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +14%

1534

Intel Core i9 9900K

1339

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11778

Intel Core i9 9900K +5%

12368

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +30%

2173

Intel Core i9 9900K

1665

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +42%

9138

Intel Core i9 9900K

6395

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +29%

1644

Intel Core i9 9900K

1265

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +4%

8821

Intel Core i9 9900K

8406

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +14%

3361

Intel Core i9 9900K

2945

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +19%

21921

Intel Core i9 9900K

18381

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i9 9900K

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Oct 2018

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-9900K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

No

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 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 5600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9900K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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