AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i5-9600KF

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Combined performance score

i5-9600KF
6.98

Ryzen 3 4300G outperforms Core i5-9600KF by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking903891
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money12.3420.15
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Ryzen 3
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Renoir (2020−2022)
Release date8 January 2019 (5 years old)21 July 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$262no data
Current price$243 (0.9x MSRP)$218
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 4300G has 63% better value for money than i5-9600KF.

Technical specs

Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size149 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-9600KF 6.98
Ryzen 3 4300G 7.14
+2.3%

Ryzen 3 4300G outperforms Core i5-9600KF by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-9600KF 10725
Ryzen 3 4300G 10963
+2.2%

Ryzen 3 4300G outperforms Core i5-9600KF by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.98 7.14
Recency 8 January 2019 21 July 2020
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9600KF and Ryzen 3 4300G. The differences in performance seem too small.


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