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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Intel Core i5-9600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Released
Q4/2018
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Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i5-9600K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or Intel Core i5-9600K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Core i5-9600K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    118 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 13% better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    92 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    586 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    120 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    66 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    351 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.9 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-9600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    194 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    226 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    172 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    235 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    120 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    266 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    334 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    483 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    94 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    742 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    104 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    19 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    16 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    412 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen 5 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 9
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X left arrow Intel Core i5-8600K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-10600K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    0.40 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    2.20 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    2 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9.5
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2022 left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-9600K and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 (Dual Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Core i5-9600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    142 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    AM5 (LGA 1718) left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • L2-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Part Number
    100-100000593WOF left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Core i5-9600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1976
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1276
Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
15315
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
7301
Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
759
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
481
Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
5989
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
2624
Intel Core i5-9600K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2197
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
204
Intel Core i5-9600K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
11874
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1165
Intel Core i5-9600K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
563
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
1256
Intel Core i5-9600K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
28672
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
5643
Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
313
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
442
Intel Core i5-9600K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
2510
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
13480
Intel Core i5-9600K

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