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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i7-9700F


Description
The 3600 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i7-9700F is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 358.8 k points while the i7-9700F gets 269.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 3600 is 1.3 times faster than the i7-9700F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
906ed
Core
Matisse
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/8
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
12288 kB
Date
July 2019
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
70.55k points
60.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
348.35k points
269.85k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
3600
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
4.2k
4.67k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
17.16k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.5k
5.7k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.79k
14.37k (x0.6)
TOTAL
52.85k
41.9k (x0.79)

Multithread

3600

i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
22.11k
26.31k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
108.04k
97.53k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.81k
31.53k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
36.39k
8.94k (x0.25)
TOTAL
223.36k
164.31k (x0.74)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
3600
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
15.38k
16.8k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
21.94k
24.08k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.97k
6.06k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.76k
13.98k (x0.56)
TOTAL
70.05k
60.93k (x0.87)

Multithread

3600

i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
96.91k
92.79k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
135.12k
135.13k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.39k
33.29k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
56.43k
8.64k (x0.15)
TOTAL
358.85k
269.85k (x0.75)

Performance/W
3600
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
1491 points/W
1428 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2079 points/W
2079 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1083 points/W
512 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
868 points/W
133 points/W
TOTAL
5521 points/W
4152 points/W

Performance/GHz
3600
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
3661 points/GHz
3575 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5224 points/GHz
5124 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1898 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5894 points/GHz
2975 points/GHz
TOTAL
16677 points/GHz
12964 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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