Intel Core i9 9900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900K with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

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

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

1338

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +11%

1491

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +12%

12500

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

11071

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

1665

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +19%

1995

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

6395

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +32%

8477

Blender

Intel Core i9 9900K +15%

211

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

182

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

1265

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +20%

1526

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +9%

8406

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

7642

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

2945

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +10%

3247

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

18381

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +16%

21382

Intel Core i9 9900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i9-9900K

Processor Number

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LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 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

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 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 i9 9900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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