AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 9900KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 2600X '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)
Intel Core i9 9900KF 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1088
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+15%
1260
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+67%
12606
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+38%
1612
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+46%
7648
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1048
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+24%
1300
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+53%
8856
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2370
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+24%
2945
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+32%
18462
General Parameters
Apr 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
95 W
Power Consumption
95 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
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
