AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i7-4770K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i7-4770K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2382 vs 2161
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13895 vs 7139
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1048 vs 982
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5755 vs 3688
Around 44% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3664 vs 2549

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 April 2018 vs 1 June 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2382 vs 2161
PassMark - CPU mark	13895 vs 7139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1048 vs 982
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5755 vs 3688
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3664 vs 2549

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770K

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2382

2161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13895

7139

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1048

982

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

5755

3688

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3664

2549

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	Intel Core i7-4770K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2382	2161
PassMark - CPU mark	13895	7139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1048	982
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5755	3688
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3664	2549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3778
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3778

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X	Intel Core i7-4770K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Haswell
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	19 April 2018	1 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$399
OPN PIB	YD260XBCAFBOX
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1308	1592
Price now	$218.99	$284.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Value for money (0-100)	19.29	10.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i7-4770K
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	209.78 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Transistor count	4940 Million	1400 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	84 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Spire	PCG 2013D
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)