Intel Core i9-9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Processor comparisons   24-03-2021
   If you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the Intel Core i9-9900KF vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, SuperPi, Furmark, PassMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, MATLAB, 7zip, WPrime, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, AIDA64, Handbrake, PCMark 10, Blender.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT or Intel Core i9-9900KF.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i9-9900KF

55%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i9-9900KF

55%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

54%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	96.6
Valorant	110.8	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.4
Apex Legends	104.1	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.3
Overwatch	89.7	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	75.7
DOOM Eternal	55.4	54.9
Warzone	86.4	85.6
Assassin's Creed	93.1	92.2
Valheim	92.0	91.1

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Core i9-9900KF

48%

Ryzen 5 3600XT

48%

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out 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 can use only one core to work, 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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Cinbench 15 Single-core	219	207
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2245	1671
Cinbench 20 Single-core	518	519
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4995	3855
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1284	1330
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12450	9945

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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Single-Core	2970	2831
Multi-Core	18847	18815

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

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Single-Core	1383	1386
Multi-Core	9304	8390

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, 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. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i9-9900KF	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	July 23, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151-2	AM4
Core name	Coffee Lake	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	9	3
Turbo Frequency	5 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.8 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)	95 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-100000281BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600XT is 5% better than Core i9-9900KF in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i9-9900KF has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3600XT. 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 i9-9900KF is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT is better: 10
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i9-9900KF and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i9-9900KF - all data

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

• Intel Core i9-9900KF specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT specs and review.