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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $219
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MSRP in USD: $219
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600KF is 637 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 160 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 5 1600 - CA$1.74 vs CA$1.79 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - CA$250.0 vs CA$279.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 12 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$279
89%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 65W AM4 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler (YD1600BBAFBOX)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600KF | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600KF or Ryzen 5 1600
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
13 FPS
CA$323.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9600KF
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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