Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 9600KF 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +31%

1618

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

1234

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +46%

6268

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +24%

1206

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

971

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +43%

5559

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +18%

2752

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

2313

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +13%

10742

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

9465

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-9600KF

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

6

Performance Core Threads

8

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

6

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

9 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 9600KF

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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