AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Core i5-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core i5-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Intel Core i5-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17396 vs 10446

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs October 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 9 MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	17396 vs 10446

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2742 vs 2487

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2742 vs 2487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2487

2742

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17396

10446

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i5-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2487	2742
PassMark - CPU mark	17396	10446

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i5-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	October 2018
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	830	818
Processor Number	PRO 3600
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$224
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)