Core i9-9900KF vs Ryzen 5 2600

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.53
Core i9-9900KF
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
11.84
+38.8%

Core i9-9900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking834611
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.3414.30
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i9
Architecture codenamePinnacle Riege (Zen+)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$488
Current price$147 (0.7x MSRP)$386 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600 has 35% better value for money than i9-9900KF.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-2933 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and Core i9-9900KF.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 5 2600 8.53
i9-9900KF 11.84
+38.8%

Core i9-9900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 39% based on our aggregate 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%

Ryzen 5 2600 13199
i9-9900KF 18316
+38.8%

Core i9-9900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 39% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2600 1153
i9-9900KF 1692
+46.7%

Core i9-9900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 47% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 5 2600 4850
i9-9900KF 8059
+66.2%

Core i9-9900KF outperforms Ryzen 5 2600 by 66% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.53 11.84
Recency 19 April 2018 8 January 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Cost $199 $488
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

The Core i9-9900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600 in performance tests.


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