AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i9 9900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i9 9900KF 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 2600 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Intel Core i9 9900KF 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+24%
1260
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+77%
12606
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+37%
1612
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+68%
7648
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
129
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+44%
187
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1029
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+26%
1300
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5638
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+57%
8856
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+31%
2945
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13124
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+40%
18462
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Jan 2019
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i9-9900KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
36x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
