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Core i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 5 2600


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 2600 is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the 2600 gets 302.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 1.2 times faster than the 2600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
800f82
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.9 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
January 2019
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
59.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k points
302.67k 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
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
3.41k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
15.96k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
4.69k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
17.42k (x1.26)
TOTAL
44.04k
41.47k (x0.94)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
20.88k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
110.37k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
39.25k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
6.66k (x0.8)
TOTAL
178.11k
177.16k (x0.99)

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
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
14.19k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
23.55k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
5.25k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
16.26k (x1.17)
TOTAL
77.34k
59.25k (x0.77)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
86.28k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
167.2k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
42.44k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
6.75k (x0.82)
TOTAL
371.08k
302.67k (x0.82)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
1327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
2572 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
653 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
4657 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
3638 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
6037 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
4169 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 points/GHz
15191 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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