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

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Intel Core i9-9900KF 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Intel Core i9-9900KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9900KF

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 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2932 vs 2573
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18312 vs 17647

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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2932 vs 2573
PassMark - CPU mark	18312 vs 17647

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2573

2932

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

17647

18312

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i9-9900KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	2573	2932
PassMark - CPU mark	17647	18312
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1343
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8735
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7066

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600	Intel Core i9-9900KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	30 Sep 2019	Q1'19
OPN Tray	100-000000029
Place in performance rating	687	883
Processor Number	PRO 3600	i9-9900KF
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.60 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
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
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)
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