Intel Core i5 9600KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 9600KF with 6 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 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 9600KF 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Lower TDP (95W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X '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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +13%

1251

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1102

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

7218

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +40%

10107

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +40%

1618

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +8%

6268

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +12%

1206

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

5559

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +31%

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF +14%

2752

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 9600KF

10742

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +63%

17559

Intel Core i5 9600KF

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

Jan 2019

Release Date

Apr 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

105 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

6

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

6

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

37x

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 7 2700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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