Intel Core i9 9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
1260
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1269
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+36%
12606
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9245
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
1612
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
+1%
1640
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+7%
7648
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
Blender
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+20%
187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
155
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+4%
1300
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1240
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+25%
8856
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7078
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+14%
2945
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2565
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9900KF
+4%
18462
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17685
General Parameters
Jan 2019
Release Date
Jul 2019
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Coffee Lake
Core Architecture
Matisse
i9-9900KF
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
65 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
3.6 GHz
5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
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
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
