We’ve been seeing a lot of Zen 2 benchmarks lately, with pretty much all of them decimating their Intel competitors. We saw the Ryzen 5 3600 beating the Core i7-9700K, the Ryzen 7 3800X surpassing the Core i9-9900K, and last but not the least, the 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X became the fastest processor on Geekbench.
But what if even Ryzen 5 defeats Intel Core i9-9900K?
It is tough to believe, isn’t it? Still, it comes on top check for yourself.
Overclocked Ryzen 5 3600
- Single-Core score – 6440.
- Multi-Core score – 32912.
System Info
- Operating System – Linux 5.1.7- Default x86_64.
- Model – Micro-star International Co. Ltd. MS-7B79.
- Motherboard – X470 Gaming Plus MS-7B79.
- Memory – 16043 Mb.
- BIOS – American Megatrends Inc.
Processor
- Topology – 1 processor, 6 cores, 12 threads.
- Base frequency – 3.60 Hz.
- Instruction Cache – 32 Kb x 6.
- Data cache – 32 Kb x 6.
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You can overclock a Core i9-9900K and get a notably higher score using LN2 and one of those expensive motherboards, but you are still looking at more than twice the investment for just the processor.
Price = 200$
Intel Core i9-9900K
- Single-Core score – 6212.
- Multi-Core score – 34040.
System Info
- Operating System – Intel Core i9-9900K
- Package – Socket 1151 LGA.
Processor
- Topology – 1 processor, 6 cores, 12 threads.
- Frequency – 3600 MHz.
- Cores – 8
- GPU – Intel UHD graphics 360.
- TDP – 95W.
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The AMD setup has a default TDP rating of 65W while the Coffee Lake flagship draws 95W and is known to run hot. Furthermore, you’re also required to buy the heat-sink separately, so add another $35-50 (at the very least) to the blue setup. The Zen and Zen+ lineups might have been disruptive, forcing Intel to play nice, but the 7nm Zen 2 is aiming to bring it down.
You can get a 3600 for just $200 plus an X470 motherboard should do just fine. Pair it with fast DDR4 memory and you’ve got yourself a PC that beats an Intel system costing twice as much.
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