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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core i5-9600K vs Intel Core i9-9900KS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

Intel Core i5-9600K

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The Intel Core i5-9600K is a high end desktop processor based on the Coffee Lake architecture. It offers an open multiplicator for easy overclocking and integrates 6 cores (no Hyperthreading therefore also 6 threads) clocked at 3.7 - 4.6 GHz and it needs a new Z390 based mainboard. It is manufactured in the second iteration of the improved 14nm process (14nm++).

Compared to the older Core i5-8600K, the 9600K offers about 10 to 15% higher performance. As the CPU still offers 6 cores and threads, the improvements are mostly due to the higher clock speeds. As a fast mid range desktop CPU, the i5-9600K is suited even for very demanding applications and perfect for 3D gaming.

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 graphics card is clocked at up to 1.15 GHz and offers no advantage compared to previous generations. As it is a very low end GPU, only some low demanding games like Hearthstone can be played with it (see GPU page for benchmarks).

Intel specifies the TDP at 95 Watt, so if the CPU is used in laptops a big and chunky cooling system is needed to avoid throttling and lower clock speeds under sustained loads. When overclocking the CPU, the power consumption can easily rise up to 150 Watt and higher.

Intel Core i9-9900KS

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The Intel Core i9-9900KS is a high end desktop processor that includes 8 cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture. It is the fastest Coffee Lake CPU in 2019 and compared to the similar named i9-9900K, the KS offers an all core Turbo of 5 GHz. All cores can clock between 4 GHz and 5 GHz and thanks to Hyperthreading / SMT 16 threads can be executed in parallel. The CPU is still manufactured in the mature 14 nm process (14nm++). Thanks to the open multiplicator, the CPU is rather easy to overclock (if a Z390 based mainboard is used).

With good cooling, the i9-9900KS can be around 10% faster than the older Intel Core i9-9900K (thanks to the 5 GHz all core Turbo). Compare to the old Core i7-8700K, the 9900KS is even 45% faster. Especially for gaming, the 9900KS is currently the fastest option available. The fast Ryzen and Threadripper CPUs from AMD however offer a better multithreaded performance.

The integrated GPU is called Intel UHD Graphics 630 and clocks with up to 1.2 GHz. It is not suited for demanding 3D games and located in the low end.

The TDP is raised to 127 Watt for the additional performance, therefore a good CPU cooler is needed. When overclocking the CPU, more than 200 Watt can be reached unter load.

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7900Intel Core i5-9600KIntel Core i9-9900KS
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Coffee Lake-RCoffee Lake-R
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)Intel Coffee LakeIntel Coffee Lake
Series: Coffee Lake Coffee Lake-R
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900KS4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-97003 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K « 3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900KS « 4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-97003 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Clock3700 - 5400 MHz3700 - 4600 MHz4000 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache768 KB512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache12 MB1.5 MB2 MB
L3 Cache64 MB9 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads12 / 246 / 68 / 16
TDP65 Watt95 Watt127 Watt
Transistors9.9 Million
Technology5 nm14++ nm14 nm
Voltage0.650 - 1.475V V
Die Size262 mm2178 mm2178 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C100 °C100 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)FCLGA1151FCLGA1151
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2Dual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1200 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comark.intel.comwww.intel.de
$262 U.S.$513 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
46.1 pt (77%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i9-9900KS
34.2 pt (57%)
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
24776 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
1966 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
762 Points (83%)
min: 509     avg: 512     median: 511.5 (56%)     max: 514 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
9703 Points (24%)
min: 4463     avg: 4820     median: 4819.5 (12%)     max: 5176 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
4020 Points (25%)
1094 Points (7%)
min: 1962     avg: 2058     median: 2058 (13%)     max: 2154 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
315 Points (87%)
193 Points (53%)
min: 215     avg: 216     median: 216 (60%)     max: 217 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
45.3 Points (59%)
11 Points (14%)
min: 22.31     avg: 23.2     median: 23.1 (30%)     max: 23.98 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.7 Points (87%)
2.2 Points (53%)
min: 2.43     avg: 2.4     median: 2.4 (58%)     max: 2.46 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
8339 Points (50%)
7205 Points (44%)
min: 8143     avg: 8183     median: 8183 (49%)     max: 8223 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
60934 Points (44%)
33950 Points (25%)
min: 50462     avg: 51779     median: 51778.5 (38%)     max: 53095 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
39494 Points (25%)
69169 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9318 Points (11%)
10759 Points (13%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
46.8 s (1%)
176.2 s (2%)
min: 82     avg: 87.9     median: 87.9 (1%)     max: 93.8 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3 s (1%)
6 s (1%)
min: 3.232     avg: 3.6     median: 3.6 (1%)     max: 3.969 s
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
10154 Points (16%)
5903 Points (9%)
min: 8156     avg: 8353     median: 8353 (13%)     max: 8550 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
100%
1 R9 7900 +
112881 MIPS (65%)
min: 55064     avg: 55735     median: 55735 (32%)     max: 56406 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
1 R9 7900 +
7936 MIPS (94%)
min: 5674     avg: 5734     median: 5734 (68%)     max: 5794 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
207 fps (69%)
68.8 fps (23%)
min: 116     avg: 122.5     median: 122.5 (41%)     max: 129 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
355.5 fps (82%)
250 fps (58%)
min: 276.2     avg: 278.9     median: 278.9 (64%)     max: 281.5 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
31.2 fps (55%)
8 fps (14%)
min: 15.31     avg: 16.3     median: 16.3 (29%)     max: 17.2 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2 GB/s (59%)
0.4 GB/s (13%)
1.2 GB/s (35%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
3.1 GB/s (53%)
0.6 GB/s (11%)
2.1 GB/s (36%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
21.5 GB/s (56%)
5.6 GB/s (15%)
min: 12.1     avg: 12.2     median: 12.2 (32%)     max: 12.2 GB/s
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
199 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
125 Seconds (1%)
444.4 Seconds (3%)
min: 205.1     avg: 224.6     median: 224.6 (2%)     max: 244 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
19451 Points (41%)
10974 Points (23%)
min: 14825     avg: 14884     median: 14883.5 (32%)     max: 14942 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.7 s (1%)
7.7 s (2%)
min: 7.405     avg: 7.4     median: 7.4 (2%)     max: 7.436 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.9 s (1%)
17.4 s (1%)
min: 16.45     avg: 16.5     median: 16.5 (1%)     max: 16.59 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
329 s (1%)
421.1 s (2%)
min: 412.2     avg: 414.2     median: 414.2 (2%)     max: 416.1 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
37593 Points (29%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
26325 Points (65%)
11938 Points (29%)
min: 18531     avg: 18914     median: 18694 (46%)     max: 19517 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
78929 Points (64%)
min: 75473     avg: 75482     median: 75482 (61%)     max: 75491 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
78531 Points (64%)
min: 75946     avg: 76061     median: 76060.5 (62%)     max: 76175 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
80235 Points (64%)
min: 74085     avg: 75802     median: 75508 (61%)     max: 77813 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
9031 Points (23%)
min: 19068     avg: 19770     median: 20049 (51%)     max: 20193 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
13701 Points (24%)
min: 24327     avg: 25511     median: 26016 (46%)     max: 26191 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
14817 Points (62%)
6071 Points (26%)
min: 11017     avg: 11358     median: 11375 (48%)     max: 11683 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2990 Points (75%)
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
15725 Points (61%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 2848     avg: 2859     median: 2858.5 (91%)     max: 2869 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
min: 16864     avg: 16913     median: 16912.5 (69%)     max: 16961 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
2203 Points (86%)
1217 Points (48%)
1372 Points (54%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
17880 Points (32%)
5855 Points (10%)
9100 Points (16%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2096 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
17581 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8861 Points (88%)
5916 Points (59%)
6308 Points (63%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
65241 Points (65%)
23810 Points (24%)
35586 Points (35%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
6313 Points (70%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
35932 Points (47%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
452 ms (1%)
883 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
44538 Points (33%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
1 R9 7900 +
302 Points (83%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
1 R9 7900 +
366 Points (66%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2322 Points (87%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
203 Watt (35%)
145.9 Watt (25%)
259.6 Watt (45%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
196.9 Watt (36%)
134 Watt (24%)
min: 219.3     avg: 269.1     median: 292.7 (53%)     max: 295.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
106.9 Watt (71%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
100%
1 R9 7900 +
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)
8.2 Points per Watt (6%)
min: 7.29     avg: 8.1     median: 8.1 (6%)     max: 8.95 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 100% n=26

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9600K → 48% n=26

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i9-9900KS → 69% n=26

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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