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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KF is 264 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 2600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $140.0 vs $295.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KF - 65 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Stray than Ryzen 5 2600 - 186 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Intel BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1152
68.12536960378475%
Multi-Core
4841
60.114243139202785%
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Core i9-9900KF
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
67 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
$11.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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82 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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67 FPS
$13.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$14.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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71 FPS
$11.68/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829
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110 FPS
$15.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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