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Core i5-9600K vs Ryzen 5 1600


Description
The i5-9600K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 1600 is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600K gets a score of 372.7 k points while the 1600 gets 272.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600K is 1.4 times faster than the 1600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
800f11
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
October 2018
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
77.75k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
372.74k points
272.8k 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
i5-9600K
1600
Test#1 (Integers)
30.64k
13.67k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
26.75k
22.28k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
4.99k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.03k
15.22k (x1.09)
TOTAL
77.75k
56.16k (x0.72)

Multithread

i5-9600K

1600
Test#1 (Integers)
174.92k
81.03k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
153.88k
145.84k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
35.93k
39.14k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
8k
6.79k (x0.85)
TOTAL
372.74k
272.8k (x0.73)

Performance/W
i5-9600K
1600
Test#1 (Integers)
1841 points/W
1247 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1620 points/W
2244 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
378 points/W
602 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
84 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
3924 points/W
4197 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600K
1600
Test#1 (Integers)
6661 points/GHz
3797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5815 points/GHz
6189 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1376 points/GHz
1387 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3049 points/GHz
4228 points/GHz
TOTAL
16902 points/GHz
15601 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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