Intel Core i5 9600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core i5 9600K against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3600. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
NanoReview Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Consumption
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i5 9600K
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Has 23 MB larger L3 cache size
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Newer - released 9 months later
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than the Core i5 9600K – 65 vs 95 Watt
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- Around 6.08 GB/s (15%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specs
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | October 8, 2018 | July 7, 2019 |
| Launch price | 263 USD | 199 USD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Zen 2 |
| Model number | i5-9600K | - |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | AM4 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Performance
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 36x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 9MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Power
| Transistors | - | 4.9 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP | 95 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| EEC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official site | Intel Core i5 9600K official page | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
| Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | - |
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