Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9600KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Released 10 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 (64MB vs 9MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1251

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +6%

1331

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +232%

24018

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1618

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +5%

1709

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

6268

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +85%

11656

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

1206

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +6%

1279

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +160%

14487

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +2%

2752

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +262%

38953

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Nov 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

16

6

Performance Core Threads

32

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

6

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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