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Intel Core i5 9600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Intel Core i5 9600K
Intel Core i5 9600K
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3600 and 9600K
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

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9600K
2583
Ryzen 5 3600 +37%
3534
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 9600K +9%
2777
Ryzen 5 3600
2549
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9600K
10689
Ryzen 5 3600 +65%
17625
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 9600K
5293
Ryzen 5 3600 +24%
6584

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 9600K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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
ECC 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 -

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 104

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5 9600K?
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