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AMD Epyc 7551 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
AMD Epyc 7551
AMD Epyc 7551
Released
Q1/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
Intel Core i5-9600KF

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7551 or Intel Core i5-9600KF? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Epyc 7551 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i5-9600KF has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7551 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7551
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    349 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    26 times more cores

    32 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7551 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    612 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    11 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    466 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    292 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    310 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 46% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 35 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.53 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    193 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    225 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    177 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    117 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    315 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    482 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    85 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    105 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    148 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    40 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    145 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    411 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7551 AMD Epyc 7551
Intel Core i5-9600KF Intel Core i5-9600KF
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7001 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Successor
    AMD Epyc 7552 left arrow Intel Core i5-10600KF
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.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    32 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.00 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    64 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-9600KF and AMD Epyc 7551. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7551 and Intel Core i5-9600KF to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7551 and AMD Epyc 7551, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 9.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Naples (Zen) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7551 and Intel Core i5-9600KF.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
132
AMD Epyc 7551
204
Intel Core i5-9600KF
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
3838
AMD Epyc 7551
1165
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed
32.5
AMD Epyc 7551
3.5
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3528
AMD Epyc 7551
5065
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
66755
AMD Epyc 7551
23045
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.63
AMD Epyc 7551
2.45
Intel Core i5-9600KF
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
38.89
AMD Epyc 7551
12.3
Intel Core i5-9600KF
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
18439
AMD Epyc 7551
13480
Intel Core i5-9600KF

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