Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months 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)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 9MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1263

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +21%

1534

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7243

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +62%

11778

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1618

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +34%

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

6268

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +45%

9138

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1206

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +36%

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +58%

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

2752

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +22%

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +104%

21921

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

Total Thread Count

12

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

37x

Multiplier

37x

64K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

9MB shared

L3 Cache

32MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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