AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-9700K

Ryzen 5 5600G vs Core i7-9700K comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 5600G performs better than the Core i7-9700K. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-9700K in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-9700K has slightly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Ryzen 5 5600G has 6 cores. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 5600G has more threads than the Core i7-9700K. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 5 5600G has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-9700K. Despite this, the Core i7-9700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Ryzen 5 5600G CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-9700K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 5600G has more L2 cache than the Core i7-9700K. The Ryzen 5 5600G also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600G has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.