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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i9-7940X

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: 25945 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	25945 vs 21575
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10950 vs 5679

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3258

2486

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21575

25945

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5679

10950

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258	2486
PassMark - CPU mark	21575	25945
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	September 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$1,399
Place in performance rating	698	723
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
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
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
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
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)