Intel Core i7-9700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-9700K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

1282Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score1248
7197Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score6897
14557PassMark CPU Mark Rating18310
2909PassMark Single Thread Rating2674
80403DMark Time Spy Physics Score7159

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-9700KProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
3600 MHzFrequency3800 MHz
4900 MHzMaximum Frequency4400 MHz
8Cores6
8Threads12
95 WTDP95 W
Intel UHD Graphics 630GPU
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
Socket 1151 LGAPackageAM4

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

1283Single-Core Score1256
7954Multi-Core Score7281
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.0.2 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z390 GAMING XModelMicro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7A39
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Z390 GAMING X-CFMotherboardMSI B350M GAMING PRO (MS-7A39)
AusbalanciertPower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-9700KNameAMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1 Processor, 8 CoresTopology1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 13IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 113 Stepping 0
3.60 GHzBase Frequency4.20 GHz
4900 MHzMaximum Frequency4.20 GHz
Socket 1151 LGAPackageSocket AM4 (1331)
Coffee LakeCodenameMatisse
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 6
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 6
256 KB x 4L2 Cache512 KB x 6
12.0 MB x 1L3 Cache16.0 MB x 2

Memory Information

16.00 GBSize16.00 GB
1800 MHzFrequency1333 MHz
DDR4 SDRAMTypeDDR4 SDRAM
2Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

1283Single-Core Score1256
1648Crypto Score2238
1195Integer Score1110
1413Floating Point Score 1408
1648
2.81 GB/sec
AES-XTS2238
3.82 GB/sec
1190
6.02 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)1363
6.89 MB/sec
1373
65.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression1299
61.4 Mpixels/sec
1210
3.41 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1030
2.90 MTE/sec
1129
1.33 MElements/sec
HTML5899
1.06 MElements/sec
1102
345.1 Krows/sec
SQLite928
290.8 Krows/sec
1220
66.2 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1093
59.3 Mpixels/sec
1191
379.4 KB/sec
Text Rendering1112
354.3 KB/sec
1190
9.27 Klines/sec
Clang1095
8.53 Klines/sec
1169
13.6 images/sec
Camera1261
14.6 images/sec
1223
1.53 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1434
1.79 Mpairs/sec
1317
8158.9 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1285
7964.0 FPS
1184
65.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1496
82.2 Mpixels/sec
1209
9.30 images/sec
Face Detection1296
9.98 images/sec
1177
29.0 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1104
27.2 Mpixels/sec
2227
109.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2382
116.8 Mpixels/sec
2371
32.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR2062
28.1 Mpixels/sec
1553
1.25 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1594
1.28 Mpixels/sec
1138
10.2 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1040
9.32 Kpixels/sec
1289
41.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1281
41.0 Words/sec
1378
53.3 images/sec
Machine Learning1049
40.6 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

7954Multi-Core Score7281
6378Crypto Score4827
7778Integer Score7042
8598Floating Point Score 8208
6378
10.9 GB/sec
AES-XTS4827
8.23 GB/sec
7992
40.4 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)9388
47.5 MB/sec
10649
503.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression9769
462.1 Mpixels/sec
3688
10.4 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)3312
9.34 MTE/sec
8916
10.5 MElements/sec
HTML57596
8.92 MElements/sec
9100
2.85 Mrows/sec
SQLite7772
2.43 Mrows/sec
8666
470.3 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering7153
388.2 Mpixels/sec
6549
2.04 MB/sec
Text Rendering5488
1.71 MB/sec
9008
70.2 Klines/sec
Clang8806
68.6 Klines/sec
8002
92.8 images/sec
Camera6873
79.7 images/sec
7894
9.88 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics9500
11.9 Mpairs/sec
10532
65252.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics10986
68064.1 FPS
8831
485.4 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur7401
406.8 Mpixels/sec
10109
77.8 images/sec
Face Detection8913
68.6 images/sec
7965
196.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection6859
169.1 Mpixels/sec
12061
591.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting12570
616.7 Mpixels/sec
17458
237.9 Mpixels/sec
HDR14023
191.1 Mpixels/sec
13926
11.2 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing12422
9.98 Mpixels/sec
8492
76.1 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion6906
61.9 Kpixels/sec
4264
136.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition5577
178.3 Words/sec
3025
116.9 images/sec
Machine Learning2861
110.5 images/sec