i5-9300HF vs Ryzen 5 2600H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2600H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.04
+9.3%
Core i5-9300HF
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.61

Ryzen 5 2600H outperforms Core i5-9300HF by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12241299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency31.789.69
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date30 May 2018 (6 years ago)30 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s DMI
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF 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
SocketFP5FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s41.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 2600H 5.04
+9.3%
i5-9300HF 4.61

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.

Ryzen 5 2600H 8002
+9.3%
i5-9300HF 7322

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2600H 3226
i5-9300HF 4370
+35.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.04 4.61
Recency 30 May 2018 30 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600H has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% lower power consumption.

i5-9300HF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600H and Core i5-9300HF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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