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Core i7-9700K vs Ryzen 5 3600


Description
The i7-9700K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3600 is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9700K gets a score of 460 k points while the 3600 gets 348.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9700K is 1.3 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
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/8
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
32768 kB
Date
October 2018
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
73.62k points
70.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
460.02k points
348.35k 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
i7-9700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
29.3k
16.04k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
25.61k
24.47k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.86k
8.38k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.86k
21.66k (x1.68)
TOTAL
73.62k
70.55k (x0.96)

Multithread

i7-9700K

3600
Test#1 (Integers)
217.77k
113.63k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
190.46k
143.55k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.48k
63.84k (x1.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.31k
27.34k (x2.42)
TOTAL
460.02k
348.35k (x0.76)

Performance/W
i7-9700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
2292 points/W
1748 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2005 points/W
2208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
426 points/W
982 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
119 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
4842 points/W
5359 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9700K
3600
Test#1 (Integers)
5981 points/GHz
3819 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5226 points/GHz
5825 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1195 points/GHz
1995 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2624 points/GHz
5158 points/GHz
TOTAL
15025 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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