AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core i9-9900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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 PRO 3600

Intel Core i9-9900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

CPU is newer: launch date 0 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x 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

Launch date	30 Sep 2019 vs October 2018
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 19% higher clock speed: 5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2928 vs 2487
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18262 vs 17396

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5.00 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2928 vs 2487
PassMark - CPU mark	18262 vs 17396

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2487

2928

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17396

18262

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i9-9900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2487	2928
PassMark - CPU mark	17396	18262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1336
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8781
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		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 PRO 3600	Intel Core i9-9900K
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	813
Processor Number	PRO 3600	i9-9900K
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$909
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.63
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	5.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
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
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
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
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