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Core i5-9600K vs Ryzen 5 2400G


Description
The i5-9600K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 2400G is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600K gets a score of 372.7 k points while the 2400G gets 198.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600K is 1.9 times faster than the 2400G. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
810f10
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Raven Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
4096 kB
Date
October 2018
January 2018
Mean monothread perf.
77.75k points
47.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
372.74k points
198.27k 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
i5-9600K
2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
4.69k
3.8k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
19.35k
17.38k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.17k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
3.16k (x0.23)
TOTAL
43.93k
29.52k (x0.67)

Multithread

i5-9600K

2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
26.24k
15.28k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
107.95k
76.44k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.5k
27.48k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.1k
3.02k (x0.37)
TOTAL
176.79k
122.2k (x0.69)

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
i5-9600K
2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
16.91k
13.95k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
24.42k
20.7k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.37k
5.33k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.55k
3.03k (x0.22)
TOTAL
61.25k
43.01k (x0.7)

Multithread

i5-9600K

2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
95.21k
58.56k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
137.3k
92.95k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.05k
28.55k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
2.98k (x0.35)
TOTAL
276.96k
183.04k (x0.66)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-9600K
2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
16.75k
13.04k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
25.5k
22.35k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
5.37k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.06k
3.4k (x0.26)
TOTAL
61.48k
44.15k (x0.72)

Multithread

i5-9600K

2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
96.03k
56.49k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
143.78k
100.74k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
35.06k
28.21k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.45k
3.04k (x0.36)
TOTAL
283.33k
188.49k (x0.67)

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
2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
30.64k
14.2k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
26.75k
23.23k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
5.35k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.03k
5.18k (x0.37)
TOTAL
77.75k
47.96k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-9600K

2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
174.92k
58.24k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
153.88k
105.72k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
35.93k
28.73k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
8k
5.59k (x0.7)
TOTAL
372.74k
198.27k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i5-9600K
2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
1841 points/W
896 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1620 points/W
1626 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
378 points/W
442 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
84 points/W
86 points/W
TOTAL
3924 points/W
3050 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600K
2400G
Test#1 (Integers)
6661 points/GHz
3641 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5815 points/GHz
5957 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1376 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3049 points/GHz
1327 points/GHz
TOTAL
16902 points/GHz
12298 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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