Intel Core i5-9600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-9600K
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    102%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    108%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    113%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9600K

8% higher single threaded performance.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateSep 2018vsMar 2018

Cores

Intel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cores6vs6
Threads6vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4500 MHzvs4250 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP95 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    5400 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    4675 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-9600K
    26640 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    28987 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600K (simulated)
    191.25
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    176

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-9600K (simulated)
    1240.82
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    1403

points - higher is better