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AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs Intel Core i5-9600K

AMD Ryzen 5 9600
—Inno Score
VS
Intel Core i5-9600K
32Inno Score
—Single-core36
52.6Multi-core29.8
65.3Gamingspec-based31
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 96000 spec wins — Intel Core i5-9600K

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 9600

  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 30
  • 300% higher L2 cache: 6 MB vs 2 MB
  • 256% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 9 MB
  • 162% higher PassMark: 29,315 vs 11,200
  • 100% higher threads: 12 vs 6

Reasons to pick the Intel Core i5-9600K

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Intel Core i5-9600K
Announced20252018
SocketAM5LGA1151-v2
Process4 nm+71%14 nm
Base TDP65 W+32%95 W
Max turbo power—119 W
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesNo

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Intel Core i5-9600K
Cores66
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores00
Threads12+100%6
Base clock3.8 GHz+3%3.7 GHz
Boost clock5.2 GHz+13%4.6 GHz
L2 cache6 MB+300%2 MB
L3 cache32 MB+256%9 MB

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Intel Core i5-9600K
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2)Intel UHD Graphics 630
iGPU clock2,200 MHz1,150 MHz

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Intel Core i5-9600K
Memory supportDDR5-5600DDR4-2666
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Intel Core i5-9600K
PCIe version5+67%3
CPU PCIe lanes28+75%16

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Intel Core i5-9600K
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Intel Core i5-9600K
Geekbench 6 (single)—1,580Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—5,000Bottom 21%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,200Bottom 24%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—6,700Bottom 21%
PassMark29,315+162%Top 42%11,200Bottom 17%

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