AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core i5-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Intel Core i5-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i5-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22573 vs 10389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs October 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
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)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22573 vs 10389

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600

294912x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2736 vs 2661

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	9 MB (shared) vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2736 vs 2661

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2661

2736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22573

10389

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2661	2736
PassMark - CPU mark	22573	10389
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1253
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	9.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	90.664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core i5-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	December 2019	October 2018
Place in performance rating	901	717
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$224
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	32MB	9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	12	6
Number of threads	24
Transistor count	19,200 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
ECC memory support
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)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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)