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Core i9-9900K vs Ryzen 5 2600X


Description
The i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 2600X is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900K gets a score of 545.3 k points while the 2600X gets 333.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 1.6 times faster than the 2600X. 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
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
October 2018
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
86.24k points
66.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
545.3k points
333.12k 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
i9-9900K
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
33.62k
15.75k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
30.02k
26.29k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.17k
5.91k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.43k
18.48k (x1.2)
TOTAL
86.24k
66.44k (x0.77)

Multithread

i9-9900K

2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
248.93k
94.49k (x0.38)
Test#2 (FP)
224.43k
182.53k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.39k
45.95k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.54k
10.15k (x0.55)
TOTAL
545.3k
333.12k (x0.61)

Performance/W
i9-9900K
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
2620 points/W
995 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2362 points/W
1921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
562 points/W
484 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
195 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
5740 points/W
3507 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900K
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6724 points/GHz
3749 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6003 points/GHz
6261 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1434 points/GHz
1408 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3087 points/GHz
4401 points/GHz
TOTAL
17247 points/GHz
15819 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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