Intel Core i9 9900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900K with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Released 9 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +1%

1338

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1318

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +31%

12500

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

9503

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +8%

1665

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

1534

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

6395

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

6388

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

1265

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +4%

1323

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +14%

8406

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

7338

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900K +11%

2945

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

2636

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900K

18381

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

18224

Intel Core i9 9900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i9-9900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

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

-

1200 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

Intel Core i9 9900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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