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Intel Core i5-9600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i5-9600K
Intel Core i5-9600K
Released
Q2/2021
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-9600K or AMD Ryzen 5 5600G? Which processor is faster?

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

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

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    351 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz

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
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    251 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    157 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    348 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    165 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    161 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    165 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-9600K Intel Core i5-9600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-8600K left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-10600K left arrow --
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
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (6 Cores)
    4.30 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 1.90 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 7
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 448
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow Q1/2020
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
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    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 AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i5-9600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 24
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-9600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-9600K and Intel Core i5-9600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    9.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-9600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.

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
1276
Intel Core i5-9600K
1504
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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
7301
Intel Core i5-9600K
11077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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
481
Intel Core i5-9600K
574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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
2624
Intel Core i5-9600K
4479
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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
1256
Intel Core i5-9600K
1517
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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
5643
Intel Core i5-9600K
7844
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i5-9600K
1702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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