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    Intel Core i3-9100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Intel Core i3-9100
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2018
    Intel Core i3-9100
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • Intel Core i3-9100
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
      134%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-9100
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
      101%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • Intel Core i3-9100
      100%
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
      167%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-9100

    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 2600.

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 67% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    Around 34% higher average synthetic performance.
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2600

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    Intel Core i3-9100AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    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

    Architecture

    Intel Core i3-9100AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen+
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
    CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
    Release DateSep 2018vsMar 2018

    Cores

    Intel Core i3-9100AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    Cores4vs6
    Threads4vs12
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

    Cache

    Intel Core i3-9100AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

    Physical

    Intel Core i3-9100AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
    Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
    PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
    Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
    Process14 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    Intel Core i3-9100AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevs3900 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltagevariablevsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-9100
      4440 points
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
      4290 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • Intel Core i3-9100
      17760 points
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600
      27376 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-9100 (simulated)
      159.31
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (simulated)
      161.51

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • Intel Core i3-9100 (simulated)
      790.21
    • AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (simulated)
      1325.06

    points - higher is better

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