AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7-4770R

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and Intel Core i7-4770R processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 4.8 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 2179
  • 2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18217 vs 6620
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1240 vs 921
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6918 vs 3366
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2019 vs June 2013
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2654 vs 2179
PassMark - CPU mark 18217 vs 6620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240 vs 921
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6918 vs 3366

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770R

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770R

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2654
2179
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18217
6620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1240
921
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6918
3366
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Intel Core i7-4770R
PassMark - Single thread mark 2654 2179
PassMark - CPU mark 18217 6620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1240 921
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6918 3366
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4734
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6667
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6667

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Intel Core i7-4770R

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Crystal Well
Launch date March 2019 June 2013
Place in performance rating 1068 1071
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i7-4770R
Series 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512K (per core) 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 4.8 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 4800 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Max memory channels 2
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 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm

Advanced Technologies

Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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® 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 0xD22
Execution Units 40
Graphics base frequency 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.30 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.3 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8/2x4
Scalability 1S Only

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)