Intel Core i5 9600K vs AMD Ryzen 3 4100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600K with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 4100 with 4 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Larger L3 cache size (9MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 4100 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K +8%

1183

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1093

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K +11%

6587

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

5922

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K +4%

1566

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1499

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K +38%

6338

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4574

Blender

Intel Core i5 9600K +32%

102

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

77

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600K +2%

1198

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

1167

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600K +23%

5650

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

4580

Intel Core i5 9600K

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AMD Ryzen 3 4100

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Renoir

i5-9600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 3 (Zen 2 (Renoir))

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

156 mm²

-

Package

µOPGA-1331

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

6

Performance Core Threads

-

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

6

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

38.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 4100

3.0

PCIe Version

3

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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