Intel Core i9-9900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i9-9900 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, 3DMark, PCMark 10, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, AIDA64, Gears 5, Blender, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, SuperPi, 7zip, Prime95, Furmark, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Valheim
Last Man Standing
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Overwatch
Fallout 76
DOOM: Eternal
Watch Dogs Legion
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Halo Infinite
Valorant
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
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 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 or Intel Core i9-9900.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9900

55%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9900

55%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.1	95.9
Valorant	110.4	109.0
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	61.0
Apex Legends	103.7	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	82.8	81.7
Overwatch	89.4	88.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	75.2
DOOM Eternal	55.2	54.5
Warzone	86.1	85.0
Assassin's Creed	92.7	91.5
Valheim	91.6	90.5

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i9-9900

74%

Ryzen 5 PRO 3600

68%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-9900 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	200
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1931	1612
Cinbench 20 Single-core	518	490
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4346	3670
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1258
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12205	9382

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

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Single-Core	2864	2637
Multi-Core	17110	17982

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

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Single-Core	1454	1329
Multi-Core	8933	7744

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-9900	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	September 30, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151-2	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	9	2
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	8600 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000029

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is 13% better than Core i9-9900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9900 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 3600. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9900 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 is better: 8
Although it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i9-9900 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i9-9900 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i9-9900 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 specs and review.