i5-9600 vs Athlon X4 950

Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 950
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.26
Core i5-9600
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.56
+190%

Core i5-9600 outperforms Athlon X4 950 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18281049
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.668.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.299.55
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)19 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9600 has 129% better value for money than Athlon X4 950.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 950 and Core i5-9600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 950 2.26
i5-9600 6.56
+190%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 950 3591
i5-9600 10413
+190%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 950 632
i5-9600 1533
+143%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 950 1571
i5-9600 4967
+216%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 6.56
Recency 27 July 2017 19 October 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

i5-9600 has a 190.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 950 in performance tests.


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