Intel Core i9 9900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz Intel Core i9 9900K with 8-cores against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core i9 9900K
- Has 2 more physical cores
- Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- More modern manufacturing process β 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer - released 2 years later
- Newer PCI Express version β 4.0
- 34% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2173 vs 1621 points
- Around 9.6 GB/s (23%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 459 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2477 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 545.7 MB/sec | 954.5 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 67.7 Klines/sec | 66.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 175.1 pages/sec | 169 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 275.6 Mpixels/sec | 245 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 159 pages/sec | 213.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 40.4 images/sec | 47.2 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 68.6 images/sec | 68.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.5 Mpixels/sec | 16 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 66.1 GOps/sec | 70.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 41 GOps/sec | 39.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 46M Primes/sec | 135M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | 26.2M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 6.3 GBytes/sec | 15.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 282.6 MBytes/sec | 252.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 929 Frames/sec | 1307 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19B Matrices/sec | 17B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 7.4 PPW | 9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 85.8 PPW | 140.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 190.1 PPW | 335.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.88 PPW | 2.41 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core i9 9900K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-01 (Mr Scare) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 662 |
| π 2025-08-09 (EndOfTheWorld77) | Cinebench 2024 | 78 / 591 |
| π 2024-03-28 (Gribbstar) | Cinebench 2024 | 79 / 706 |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (CTB) | Cinebench 2026 | 497 / 2892 |
| π 2026-08-17 (dolip) | Cinebench 2026 | 459 / 2477 |
| π 2026-04-07 (Skull) | Cinebench 2024 | 93 / 592 |
| π 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2174 / 9054 |
| π 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi) | Cinebench 2024 | 90 / 583 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core i9 9900K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 8, 2018 | October 8, 2020 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | i9-9900K | - |
| Integrated GPU | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | - Intel Core i5 11600K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#124th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 37x |
| Bus Bandwidth | 8 GT/s | - |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 95 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 88 W |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 100Β°C | 95Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (145th and 119th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 350 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1200 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 192 | - |
| TMUs | 24 | - |
| ROPs | 3 | - |
| Execution Units | 24 | - |
| TGP | 15 W | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-2666 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core i9 9900K official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 20 |
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