AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Intel Core i5-9600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more threads: 8 vs 6
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 78% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11596 vs 10667
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2020 vs October 2018
Number of threads 8 vs 6
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 9 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 11596 vs 10667

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600K

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2738 vs 2420
  • Around 42% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4240 vs 2982
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2738 vs 2420
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4240 vs 2982

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2420
2738
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11596
10667
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
2982
4240
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Intel Core i5-9600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2420 2738
PassMark - CPU mark 11596 10667
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2982 4240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1249
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5603
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2984
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2162
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2984

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Intel Core i5-9600K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 7 May 2020 October 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $99
Place in performance rating 1214 1200
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $279.99
Processor Number i5-9600K
Series 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 14.04

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.70 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256K (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 8 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E98
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics 630

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)