AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 9900KS

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 9900KS with 8 cores 4.0GHz . 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 (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Lower TDP (95W vs 127W)

Intel Core i9 9900KS 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1090

Intel Core i9 9900KS +18%

1294

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Intel Core i9 9900KS +72%

12951

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i9 9900KS +44%

1678

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i9 9900KS +67%

8751

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i9 9900KS +32%

1391

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i9 9900KS +66%

9636

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i9 9900KS +27%

3029

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 9900KS +38%

19417

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 9900KS

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Coffee Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-9900KS

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

95 W

Power Consumption

127 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

4.0 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

40x

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

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 9900KS

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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