Intel Core i5-9600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9600 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2734 vs 2153
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10401 vs 8509
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2018 vs 10 May 2018
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L3 cache 9 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2734 vs 2153
PassMark - CPU mark 10401 vs 8509

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256K (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2734
2153
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
10401
8509
Name Intel Core i5-9600 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2734 2153
PassMark - CPU mark 10401 8509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 42.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 393.562
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.082
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 49.002
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 208.928
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 5566
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1858
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1994
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 5566

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i5-9600 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Raven Ridge
Launch date October 2018 10 May 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $224
Place in performance rating 718 245
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray YD240BC5M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.10 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64K (per core) 384 KB
L2 cache 256K (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 9 MB (shared) 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm FinFET
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Compute Cores 15
Die size 210 mm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Number of GPU cores 11
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 4950 million
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 46-65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1250 MHz
iGPU core count 11
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 11 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0