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Core i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 5 1600X


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the 1600X gets 173.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 2.1 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
800f11
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
January 2019
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
60.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k points
173.2k 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
i5-9600KF
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
3.95k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
18.36k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
5.39k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
17.35k (x1.26)
TOTAL
44.04k
45.06k (x1.02)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
19.47k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
77.19k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
15.4k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
12.25k (x1.48)
TOTAL
178.11k
124.3k (x0.7)

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
i5-9600KF
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
14.63k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
24.09k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
5.51k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
15.86k (x1.14)
TOTAL
77.34k
60.09k (x0.78)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
48.75k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
80.1k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
24.5k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
19.85k (x2.41)
TOTAL
371.08k
173.2k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
843 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
258 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
209 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
1823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
3659 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
6022 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1378 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
3966 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 points/GHz
15023 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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