AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7-9700K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is 6% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 67 63
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 8
Top speed 4.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Rated power 65 W 95 W
Games at recommended 225 223
Released20222018
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 better than the Intel Core i7-9700K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 scores 67 and the Intel Core i7-9700K 63.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600, and the AMD Radeon RX 6800 for the Intel Core i7-9700K.