i5-9600KF vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1800X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.29
+53.1%
Core i5-9600KF
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 95 Watt
6.72

Ryzen 7 1800X outperforms Core i5-9600KF by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7601037
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.137.63
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Intel Core i5
Power efficiency10.256.69
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date22 February 2017 (7 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$262

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9600KF has 144% better value for money than Ryzen 7 1800X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads166
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3637
L1 cache768 KB384 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache16384 KB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF 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 Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF 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 Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core i5-9600KF.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanes2016

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.

Ryzen 7 1800X 10.29
+53.1%
i5-9600KF 6.72

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.

Ryzen 7 1800X 16352
+53.2%
i5-9600KF 10674

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.

Ryzen 7 1800X 1140
i5-9600KF 1630
+43%

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.

Ryzen 7 1800X 5666
i5-9600KF 5848
+3.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.29 6.72
Recency 22 February 2017 7 January 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 6

Ryzen 7 1800X has a 53.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

i5-9600KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Ryzen 7 1800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9600KF in performance tests.


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