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Core i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 5 3600


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3600 is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the 3600 gets 348.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 1.1 times faster than the 3600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
870f10
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
32768 kB
Date
January 2019
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
70.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k points
348.35k 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
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
4.2k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
17.36k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
7.5k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
23.79k (x1.72)
TOTAL
44.04k
52.85k (x1.2)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
22.11k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
108.04k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
56.81k (x1.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
36.39k (x4.39)
TOTAL
178.11k
223.36k (x1.25)

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
i5-9600KF
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
16.5k
15.38k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
24.35k
21.94k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
7.97k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.59k
24.76k (x1.82)
TOTAL
60.98k
70.05k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
93.78k
96.91k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
134.47k
135.12k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.24k
70.39k (x2.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.22k
56.43k (x6.86)
TOTAL
268.71k
358.85k (x1.34)

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
i5-9600KF
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
16.92k
15.04k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
25.44k
20.95k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.36k
8.57k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.25k
21.71k (x1.64)
TOTAL
61.97k
66.27k (x1.07)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
95.51k
94.36k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
143.19k
141.73k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
69.38k (x2.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
32.72k (x3.99)
TOTAL
280.77k
338.19k (x1.2)

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
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
16.04k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
24.47k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
8.38k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
21.66k (x1.56)
TOTAL
77.34k
70.55k (x0.91)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
113.63k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
143.55k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
63.84k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
27.34k (x3.32)
TOTAL
371.08k
348.35k (x0.94)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
1748 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
2208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
982 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
5359 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
3819 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
5825 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1995 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
5158 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 points/GHz
16797 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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