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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF: Comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X at 6 MB, Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF at 1.5 MB, 75% in favour of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. L3 Cache splits them by another 72%, again favouring AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and performance cores.

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMDAMD Ryzen 5 9600X
9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF
IntelIntel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF

Specs

Specification
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF
Intel 9th Gen Intel Core i5 9600KF
BrandAMDIntel
Product LineRyzenCore i5
Form FactorDesktopDesktop
Model Number9600X9600KF
CodenameGranite RidgeCoffee Lake Refresh
Core/Thread Count6 Core / 12 Thread6 Core / 6 Thread
TDP65 W95 W
Market SegmentDesktopDesktop
Cache32MB L3 + 6MB L2 + 480KB L19MB L3 + 1.5MB L2 + 512KB L1
SocketAM5LGA 1151
Boost/Base Clock5.4 GHz / 3.9 GHz4.6 GHz / 3.7 GHz
Socket StatusCurrentEnd of Life
Process Node4 nm14 nm
Performance Cores66
Efficiency Cores00
SMT Enabledtruefalse
P-Core Base Clock3.93.7 GHz
P-Core Boost Clock5.44.6 GHz
L2 Cache6 MB1.5 MB-75%
L3 Cache32 MB9 MB-72%
Base Power65 W95 W
Max Turbo Power8895 W
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Max Memory Speed56002666 MT/s
Memory Channels22
ECC Supporttruefalse
Integrated GraphicsYesNo
Copilot Plus Certifiedfalsefalse
PCIe GenerationPCIe 5.03.0
PCIe Lanes2416-33%
Launch MSRP279$262
Retail AvailabilityBoxed RetailRetail
SeriesRyzen 5Core i5
CPU Process Node4 Nanometers (TSMC)14 Nanometers
ArchitectureZen 5, Ryzen 9000 SeriesCoffee Lake Refresh, 9th Gen Intel Core
Memory SupportDDR5-5600DDR4-2666

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