AMD EPYC 7643 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 7643		Intel Core i5-9600KF
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 7643 or Intel Core i5-9600KF - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD EPYC 7643 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7643 was released in Q1/2021. The Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9600KF was released in Q1/2019.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29)	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000 (34)
3	Generation	9
Milan (Zen 3)	Architecture	Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
AMD EPYC 7642	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-10600KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 7643 has 48 CPU cores and can calculate 96 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7643 is 2.30 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9600KF is at 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz).
AMD EPYC 7643	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
48	Cores	6
96	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.30 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.60 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD EPYC 7643	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD EPYC 7643 or Intel Core i5-9600KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD EPYC 7643 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-9600KF supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 42.7 GB/s.
AMD EPYC 7643	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR4-2666
4096 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
256.00 MB	L3 Cache	9.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	16
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7643 is 240 W, while the Intel Core i5-9600KF has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD EPYC 7643	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
240 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
225 W	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD EPYC 7643 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 256.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-9600KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 9.00 MB cache.
AMD EPYC 7643	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9600KF
7 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
SP3	Socket	LGA 1151-2
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2021	Release date	Q1/2019
4995 $	Release price	260 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7643 (100%)

Intel Core i5-9600KF (94%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7643 (100%)

Intel Core i5-9600KF (24%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	1319 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1244 (94%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	36850 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	5643 (15%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	1671 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1561 (93%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	14987 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	6244 (42%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	76440 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	10791 (14%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	73 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	355 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	1276 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	7301 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	475 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	2643 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	315.5 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	539 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz	2921 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz	204 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 7643 48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9600KF 6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz	1165 (100%)

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