AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i9-7940X
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i9-7940X 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 5600
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- Around 66% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
- Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3258 vs 2486
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 20 Apr 2022 vs September 2017 |
Maximum frequency | 4.4 GHz vs 4.30 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
L3 cache | 32 MB vs 19712 KB (shared) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 165 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3258 vs 2486 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7940X
- 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
- 16 more threads: 28 vs 12
- Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 102°C vs 95 °C
- 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25954 vs 21575
- Around 93% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10950 vs 5679
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 14 vs 6 |
Number of threads | 28 vs 12 |
Maximum core temperature | 102°C vs 95 °C |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 384 KB |
L2 cache | 1024 KB (per core) vs 3 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 25954 vs 21575 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 10950 vs 5679 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X
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3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | Intel Core i9-7940X |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3258 | 2486 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 21575 | 25954 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 5679 | 10950 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1153 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 12928 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | Intel Core i9-7940X | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Skylake |
Launch date | 20 Apr 2022 | September 2017 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $1,399 |
Place in performance rating | 698 | 722 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Price now | $1,129.99 | |
Processor Number | i9-7940X | |
Series | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.63 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
Die size | 81 mm² | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 32 MB | 19712 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 102°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.30 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 14 |
Number of threads | 12 | 28 |
Transistor count | 4150 million | |
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64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Number of QPI Links | 0 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2666 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2066 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 165 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Thermal Solution | PCG 2017X | |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 20 | 44 |
PCI Express revision | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units | 2 | |
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |