AMD Ryzen 9 3800X vs Intel Core i5-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3800X 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.

AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Intel Core i5-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23174 vs 10412

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs October 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.60 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23174 vs 10412

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 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2736 vs 2718

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	9 MB (shared) vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2736 vs 2718

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2718

2736

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23174

10412

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	Intel Core i5-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718	2736
PassMark - CPU mark	23174	10412

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	Intel Core i5-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	December 2019	October 2018
Place in performance rating	556	714
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$224
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.10 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	7 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	32MB	9 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of threads	32
Transistor count	19,200 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
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
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
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)