AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5 9600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 9600K with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 9MB)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Intel Core i5 9600K Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i5 9600K
+16%
1185
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+7%
7101
Intel Core i5 9600K
6590
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i5 9600K
+33%
1566
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i5 9600K
+40%
6338
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+5%
129
Intel Core i5 9600K
122
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1029
Intel Core i5 9600K
+16%
1198
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5638
Intel Core i5 9600K
5650
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Intel Core i5 9600K
+22%
2738
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+22%
13124
Intel Core i5 9600K
10716
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Oct 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
-
Processor Number
i5-9600K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
95 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
6
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
37x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
