Intel Core i5 9600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600 with 6 cores 3.1GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 9600 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.1GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9600
1507
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+44%
2173
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9600
5834
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+56%
9138
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 9600
1186
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+38%
1644
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9600
5336
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+65%
8821
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 9600
2726
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+23%
3361
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 9600
10296
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+112%
21921
General Parameters
Apr 2019
Release Date
Oct 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
i5-9600
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM4
UHD Graphics 630
Integrated Graphics
No
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
31x
Multiplier
37x
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
32 MB shared
No
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
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
350 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1050 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
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
