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Ryzen 5 1600 vs Core i9-9900K


Description
The 1600 is based on Zen architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600 gets a score of 272.8 k points while the i9-9900K gets 545.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 2 times faster than the 1600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
906ec
Core
Summit Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2017
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
56.16k points
86.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
272.8k points
545.3k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
1600
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.67k
33.62k (x2.46)
Test#2 (FP)
22.28k
30.02k (x1.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.99k
7.17k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.22k
15.43k (x1.01)
TOTAL
56.16k
86.24k (x1.54)

Multithread

1600

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
81.03k
248.93k (x3.07)
Test#2 (FP)
145.84k
224.43k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.14k
53.39k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.79k
18.54k (x2.73)
TOTAL
272.8k
545.3k (x2)

Performance/W
1600
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1247 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2244 points/W
2362 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
602 points/W
562 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
195 points/W
TOTAL
4197 points/W
5740 points/W

Performance/GHz
1600
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3797 points/GHz
6724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6189 points/GHz
6003 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1387 points/GHz
1434 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4228 points/GHz
3087 points/GHz
TOTAL
15601 points/GHz
17247 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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