Intel Core i9-9900T vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
8.80
+2.2%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Core i9-9900T by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking774793
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money17.227.63
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Core i9
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2020)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date19 September 2018 (5 years old)23 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$439
Current price$215 $551 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 has 126% better value for money than i9-9900T.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2180.3 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T 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 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
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 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T 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 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T 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 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.2 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

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

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 PRO 2600 8.80
+2.2%
i9-9900T 8.61

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Core i9-9900T 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%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 13517
+2.2%
i9-9900T 13224

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 outperforms Core i9-9900T by 2% 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 PRO 2600 1168
i9-9900T 1433
+22.7%

Core i9-9900T outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 by 23% 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 PRO 2600 4760
i9-9900T 5994
+25.9%

Core i9-9900T outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 by 26% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 8.80 8.61
Recency 19 September 2018 23 April 2019
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Core i9-9900T. The differences in performance seem too small.


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