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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i9-9900K


Description
The 3600 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 348.4 k points while the i9-9900K gets 545.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 1.6 times faster than the 3600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
906ec
Core
Matisse
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
16384 kB
Date
July 2019
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
70.55k points
86.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
348.35k points
545.3k 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
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.2k
5.17k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
21.15k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.5k
7.01k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.79k
15.32k (x0.64)
TOTAL
52.85k
48.66k (x0.92)

Multithread

3600

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.11k
38.45k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
108.04k
155.68k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.81k
51k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
36.39k
18.26k (x0.5)
TOTAL
223.36k
263.38k (x1.18)

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
3600
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.04k
33.62k (x2.1)
Test#2 (FP)
24.47k
30.02k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.38k
7.17k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.66k
15.43k (x0.71)
TOTAL
70.55k
86.24k (x1.22)

Multithread

3600

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
113.63k
248.93k (x2.19)
Test#2 (FP)
143.55k
224.43k (x1.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
63.84k
53.39k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.34k
18.54k (x0.68)
TOTAL
348.35k
545.3k (x1.57)

Performance/W
3600
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1748 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2208 points/W
2362 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/W
562 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
421 points/W
195 points/W
TOTAL
5359 points/W
5740 points/W

Performance/GHz
3600
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3819 points/GHz
6724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5825 points/GHz
6003 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1995 points/GHz
1434 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5158 points/GHz
3087 points/GHz
TOTAL
16797 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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