AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i9-9900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Intel Core i9-9900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	March 2019 vs October 2018
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900K

Around 14% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2922 vs 2563
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18182 vs 17711
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1336 vs 1196
Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8781 vs 6759
Around 52% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 7011 vs 4614

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2922 vs 2563
PassMark - CPU mark	18182 vs 17711
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1336 vs 1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8781 vs 6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	7011 vs 4614

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2563

2922

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17711

18182

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1196

1336

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6759

8781

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

4614

7011

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	Intel Core i9-9900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563	2922
PassMark - CPU mark	17711	18182
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1196	1336
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6759	8781
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4614	7011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		12.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		202.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.504
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.779
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		17.406
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2165
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4003
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6679
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2165
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4003
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6679

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3600	Intel Core i9-9900K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	March 2019	October 2018
Place in performance rating	1148	792
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$909
Processor Number		i9-9900K
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.63
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E98
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.20 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
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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