Intel Core i5-9600KF vs AMD EPYC 7542
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i5-9600KF or AMD EPYC 7542 - 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 Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9600KF was released in Q1/2019. The AMD EPYC 7542 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7542 was released in Q3/2019. |
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| Intel Core i5 (331) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Core i 9000 (34) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7002 (24) |
| 9 | Generation | 2 |
| Coffee Lake S Refresh | Architecture | Rome (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| Intel Core i5-10600KF | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i5-9600KF has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-9600KF is 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7542 has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7542 is at 2.90 GHz (3.40 GHz). |
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| Intel Core i5-9600KF | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 6 | Cores | 32 |
| 6 | Threads | 64 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.70 GHz | Frequency | 2.90 GHz |
| 4.60 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.40 GHz |
| 4.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.20 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i5-9600KF can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 42.7 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7542 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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| Intel Core i5-9600KF | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| DDR4-2666 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 42.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 9.00 MB | L3 Cache | 128.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 16 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i5-9600KF is 95 W, while the AMD EPYC 7542 has a TDP of 225 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Core i5-9600KF | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 225 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i5-9600KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has 9.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7542 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 128.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Core i5-9600KF | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7542 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| LGA 1151-2 | Socket | SP3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2019 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| 260 $ | Release price | 6000 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.60 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i5-9600KF
6C 6T @ 4.30 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz |
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| Intel Core i5-9600KF | AMD EPYC 7542 |
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