AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (71/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus:
- + Higher Efficiency score (76 vs 70)
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 90)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 70.0 Good | 76.0 Good WINNER |
| Performance | 90.0 Excellent | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.9 GHz | — |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | — |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 39x | 37x |
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Total Cores | 6 | — |
| Total Threads | 12 | — |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | — |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 3.2 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | — | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | — | 100 MHz |
| E-Cores | — | 16 |
| E-Threads | — | 16 |
| L1 Cache | — | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | — | 3MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | — | 36MB (shared) |
| Total Cores | — | 24 |
| Total Threads | — | 24 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | — | 4.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | — | 5.4 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | — | Yes |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3701 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 720 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | — | 9722 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | — | 595 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 77.1 images/sec | — |
| Clang compilation | 102.2 Klines/sec | — |
| File compression | 1550 MB/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 299.1 pages/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 375.3 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Photo processing | 123.4 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 21.6 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Text processing | 353.7 pages/sec | — |
| Background blur | — | 116 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | — | 297.3 Klines/sec |
| File compression | — | 2000 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 635.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 716 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | — | 210.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 59 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | — | 447.5 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Arrow Lake |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | — |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | — |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core i5 14600K | — |
| Released | June 3, 2024 | March 12, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Amd | Intel |
| AMD Equivalent | — | -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X |
| Instruction Set | — | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | — | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| Model number | — | 270K+ |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | — |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | — |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | — |
| Memory Channels | 2 | — |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | — |
| ECC Support | — | Yes |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | — | 115.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | — | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | — | 2 |
| Memory Types | — | - DDR5-7200 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | — |
| Technologies | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP | — |
| Official Site | — | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | — | 24 |
| PCI Express Version | — | 5.0 |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | — |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | — |
| Socket | AM5 | FCLGA-1851 |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | — |
| Transistors | 8.3 billions | 17.8 billions |
| Fabrication Process | — | 3 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | — | 250 W |
| Peak Temperature | — | 105°C |
| TDP (PL1) | — | 125 W |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 343.1 MBytes/sec | — |
| Data encryption | 16.7 GBytes/sec | — |
| Extended instructions | 28.2B Matrices/sec | — |
| Find prime numbers | 233M Primes/sec | — |
| Floating point math | 60.2 GOps/sec | — |
| Integer math | 89.9 GOps/sec | — |
| Physics | 1978 Frames/sec | 4038 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | — |
| Data compression | — | 803 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 59 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 63.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 612M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 229.2 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 175.8 GOps/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 96.8M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.36 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.9 PPW | — |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 231.2 PPW | — |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 462.8 PPW | — |
| Blender / Watt | — | 4.92 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — | 19.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — | 219.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 547.7 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-09-24(Simen) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-10-09(Whyrde) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-12-27(Pablo) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-02-01(Gandži) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-02-03(awolution) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-16(StarSophia) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-07-08(JUANCHO) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-08-06(Byrno5263) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
| 📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
| 📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | — |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | — |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 610M | — |
| ROPs | 4 | 16 |
| Shading Units | 128 | — |
| TGP | 15 W | 14 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 |
| Execution Units | — | 64 |
| GPU Base Clock | — | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 2000 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | — | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) |
| Shading Units | — | 512 |
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