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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $259
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MSRP in USD: $259
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600G is 907 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Up to 10% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - $126.0 vs $139.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Core i5-9600K - 204 vs 203 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1712
89.25964546402503%
Multi-Core
6468
84.38356164383562%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-9600K or Ryzen 5 5600G
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
81 FPS
$10.96/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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Ryzen 5 5600G
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
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GeForce RTX 4060
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