AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i9-10920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i9-10920X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3058 vs 2718
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 vs 7 Oct 2019
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3058 vs 2718

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-10920X

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
  • 12 more threads: 24 vs 12
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 90 °C
  • 2x 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
  • 2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26187 vs 19388
  • Around 54% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 8353 vs 5430
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 12 vs 6
Number of threads 24 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.60 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 94°C vs 90 °C
L1 cache 768 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache 12 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 19.25 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 26187 vs 19388
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8353 vs 5430

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-10920X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3058
2718
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19388
26187
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
5430
8353
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Intel Core i9-10920X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3058 2718
PassMark - CPU mark 19388 26187
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5430 8353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1178
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12548

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Intel Core i9-10920X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Cascade Lake
Launch date 4 Apr 2022 7 Oct 2019
OPN Tray 100-000000457
Place in performance rating 774 772
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $689
Processor Number i9-10920X
Series Intel Core X-series Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.50 GHz
Die size 180 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB 768 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 12 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90 °C 94°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4.60 GHz
Number of cores 6 12
Number of threads 12 24
Transistor count 10700 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size 256 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)