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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i9-9900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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Intel Core i9-9900K
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i9-9900K? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

Intel Core i9-9900K has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    218 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    436 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    524 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    355 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    90 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    75 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    304 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    99 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 13% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 39 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    107 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    95 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    37 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    107 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    191 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    52 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    32 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    3 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    89 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    74 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    22 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    144 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i9-9900K Intel Core i9-9900K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.7 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
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1200 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900K and AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i9-9900K Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 119 W / 28 s
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i9-9900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Codename
    Pinnacle Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1600BBAEBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1600BBAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1600BBM6IAE left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow Q4/2018
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i9-9900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

900.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1284.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

6230.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
12450.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

357.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
518.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

2501.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
4995.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

147.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
219.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1094.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
2245.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

894.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
1342.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

4970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
8779.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3.500000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
5.750000
Intel Core i9-9900K
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

313.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
163.800000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

3920.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6250.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

20754.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
35769.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.810000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
2.610000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

12.090000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
21.200000
Intel Core i9-9900K
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

12277.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
20192.000000
Intel Core i9-9900K

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