AMD Ryzen 5 1500X VS Intel Core i5-9600KF

Comparison of video cards AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications Benchmarks

Differences

Top features of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Performance per watt

65 W 95 W

About 1.46 0.97 times less performance per watt

Top features of Intel Core i5-9600KF

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Higher clock speed

3.70 GHz 3.50 GHz

Around 5% better clock speed
More number of cores

6 4

2 times more cores
Higher turbo clock speed

4.60 GHz 3.70 GHz

Around 20 % better overclocked clock speed

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Intel Core i5-9600KF

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9600KF is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Intel Core i5-9600KF
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	AMD Ryzen Intel Core i5
Generation	1 9
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 1000 Intel Core i 9000
Successor	-- Intel Core i5-10600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5-9600KF by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	3.50 GHz 3.70 GHz
CPU Cores	4 6
Turbo (1 Core)	3.70 GHz 4.60 GHz
CPU Threads	8 6
Hyperthreading	Yes No
Overclocking	Yes Yes
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9600KF along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9600KF. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9600KF you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	128 GB
ECC	Yes No
Memory channels	2 2
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	20 16

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9600KF.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or Intel Core i5-9600KF? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 95 W
Tjunction max.	95 °C 100 °C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 1500X and Intel Core i5-9600KF CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L3-Cache	16.00 MB 9.00 MB
Architecture	Summit Ridge (Zen) Coffee Lake S Refresh
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	AM4 LGA 1151-2
Release date	Q1/2017 Q1/2019