AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-9700

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-9700 and see which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, 7zip, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, AIDA64, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, PassMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, 3DMark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Borderlands 3
Overwatch
Apex Legends
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Watch Dogs Legion
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Rainbow Six Siege
Fallout 76
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Death Stranding
Fortnite

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-9700 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600G

56%

Core i7-9700

54%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600G is 3% better than Core i7-9700. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600G

54%

Core i7-9700

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.5	95.8
Valorant	109.6	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.4	61.0
Apex Legends	103.0	102.3
Call of Duty Warzone	82.2	81.6
Overwatch	88.8	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.6	75.1
DOOM Eternal	54.8	54.4
Warzone	85.5	84.9
Assassin's Creed	92.1	91.4
Valheim	91.0	90.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600G

82%

Core i7-9700

61%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600G is more energy efficient than the Core i7-9700 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	Intel Core i7-9700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	255	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1950	1491
Cinbench 20 Single-core	598	465
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4516	3644
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1556	1181
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11155	8540

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	Intel Core i7-9700
Single-Core	3318	2835
Multi-Core	21899	13511

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	Intel Core i7-9700
Single-Core	1599	1195
Multi-Core	8285	7637

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	Intel Core i7-9700
Announcement date	February 05, 2021	April 01, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Cezanne	Coffee Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	5	9
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	5600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	64 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	12 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600G is 18% better than Core i7-9700 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-9700 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 5600G. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600G is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-9700 is better: 8
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i7-9700 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600G specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-9700 specs and review.