Intel Core i7 9700F vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9700F with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 9700F 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

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

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

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +14%

1162

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1014

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +18%

8461

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7128

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +33%

1557

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +43%

6479

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Blender

Intel Core i7 9700F

116

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +5%

122

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +16%

1203

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +20%

6814

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +23%

2768

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700F +1%

13384

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

Intel Core i7 9700F

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-9700F

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

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

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 i7 9700F

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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