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Intel Core i5-9600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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Der AMD Ryzen 7 3700X ist ein Desktop-Prozessor mit 8-Kernen und Hyperthreading (SMT), weshalb dieser 16 Threads gleichzeitig verarbeiten kann. Mit dem Launch am 07.07.2019 ist er nach dem Ryzen 7 3800X der zweitschnellste Ryzen 7 Prozessor und mit 65 Watt TDP deutlich sparsamer als das schnellste Ryzen 7 Modell.

Der Ryzen 7 3700X taktet mit 3,6 GHz Basistakt und kann per Turbo auf bis zu 4,4 GHz takten. Bei Last aller 8 Kerne erreicht der Ryzen 7 3700X maximal 4,1 GHz. Dank des Precision Boost 2 kann der Takt auf einem höheren Level gehalten werden, wie wir es schon von Zen+ her kennen.

Die Leistung des AMD Ryzen 7 3700X ist durchweg bei allen Anwendungen hervorragend. Vor allem bei Multi-Thread-Anwendungen kann hier der native 8-Kerner seine Stärken ausspielen und trotz der geringen TDP ist der Intel Core i9-9900K in Reichweite. Die beiden CCX-Cluster bestehend aus jeweils 4 CPU-Kernen befinden sich in einem CCD (je 4 Kerne mit eigenem 16 MByte L3 Cache). Dieser ist genau 74 mm² groß und wird im neuen 7 nm Verfahren bei TSMC gefertigt. Der I/O-Die ist separiert und kommt im mit der älteren 12 nm Strukturbreite daher, welcher weiterhin von Gobalfoundries gefertigt. 

Bei Spielen kann der AMD Ryzen 7 3700X dank der verbesserten IPC überzeugen. In Spielen erreicht der Ryzen 7 3700X etwa die Leistung eines Intel Core i7-8700K. Geschlagen geben muss sich der Ryzen momentan allerdings trotzdem, denn in den meisten Spielen bietet der Coffee-Lake-Prozessor etwas mehr Leistung. Zukünftige Unterstützung von mehr Kernen können das Blatt schnell wenden. 

ModelIntel Core i5-9600KAMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CodenameCoffee Lake-RMatisse (Zen 2)
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeAMD Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)
Series: Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) Matisse (Zen 2)
Intel Core i9-9900KS compare4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900K compare3.6 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700K compare3.6 - 4.9 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9700 compare3 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9600K « 3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9900T compare2.1 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400F compare2.9 - 4.1 GHz6 / 6 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i3-9100F compare3.6 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X compare3.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X compare3.8 - 4.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 compare3.1 - 4.3 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT compare3.9 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X « 3.6 - 4.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X compare3.8 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 compare3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Clock3700 - 4600 MHz3600 - 4400 MHz
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB4 MB
L3 Cache9 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 68 / 16
TDP95 Watt65 Watt
Technology14++ nm7 nm
Die Size178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C95 °C
SocketFCLGA1151AM4 (LGA1331)
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4-2666 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 - 1150 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$262 U.S.$329 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 3700X
33.3 pt (55%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
506 Points (55%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4782 Points (12%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1094 Points (7%)
2092 Points (13%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
193 Points (53%)
204 Points (57%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
11 Points (14%)
23.2 Points (30%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
2.2 Points (53%)
2.3 Points (55%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
7205 Points (44%)
5839 Points (35%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
33950 Points (25%)
40439 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
39494 Points (25%)
66813 Points (43%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
9318 Points (11%)
10189 Points (12%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
176.2 s (2%)
86.7 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
6 s (1%)
3.7 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
5903 Points (9%)
7503 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
57307 MIPS (33%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5333 MIPS (63%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
68.8 fps (2%)
115 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
250 fps (6%)
269.5 fps (7%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
8 fps (14%)
15.4 fps (27%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.4 GB/s (13%)
1.1 GB/s (32%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.6 GB/s (11%)
2 GB/s (34%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
5.6 GB/s (15%)
11.4 GB/s (30%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
444.4 Seconds (3%)
181.4 Seconds (1%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
10974 Points (23%)
min: 13739     avg: 13815     median: 13814.5 (29%)     max: 13890 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.7 s (2%)
9.4 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.4 s (1%)
20.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
421.1 s (2%)
531 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
37593 Points (29%)
min: 68137     avg: 68140     median: 68139.5 (52%)     max: 68142 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
11938 Points (29%)
min: 18222     avg: 18284     median: 18283.5 (45%)     max: 18345 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
78929 Points (64%)
min: 79765     avg: 80527     median: 80526.5 (65%)     max: 81288 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
78531 Points (64%)
min: 79983     avg: 80252     median: 80252 (65%)     max: 80521 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
80235 Points (64%)
min: 83056     avg: 83138     median: 83137.5 (67%)     max: 83219 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
9031 Points (23%)
min: 15953     avg: 16379     median: 16378.5 (41%)     max: 16804 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
13701 Points (24%)
min: 23423     avg: 23951     median: 23951 (43%)     max: 24479 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
6071 Points (26%)
min: 9909     avg: 9944     median: 9943.5 (42%)     max: 9978 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
1625 Points (38%)
1740 Points (40%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
6253 Points (24%)
9145 Points (36%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1217 Points (41%)
1304 Points (44%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
5855 Points (10%)
8960 Points (16%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
5916 Points (59%)
5799 Points (58%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
23810 Points (23%)
34757 Points (34%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
145.9 Watt (25%)
170.3 Watt (29%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
134 Watt (24%)
171.6 Watt (31%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
8.2 Points per Watt (6%)
12.2 Points per Watt (9%)

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-9600K → 100% n=36

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 7 3700X → 149% n=36

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