Intel Core i7-9700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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 63 67
Cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Top speed 4.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
Rated power 95 W 65 W
Games at recommended 223 225
Released20182022
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core i7-9700K better than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 for gaming?
No — 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 AMD Radeon RX 6800 for the Intel Core i7-9700K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600.