AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Core i9-9940X 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 i9-9940X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 88°C
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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3258 vs 2628

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 19.25 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258 vs 2628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9940X

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
16 more threads: 28 vs 12
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 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27975 vs 21576
2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11442 vs 5679

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 12
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	27975 vs 21576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	11442 vs 5679

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9940X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3258

2628

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21576

27975

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5679

11442

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-9940X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258	2628
PassMark - CPU mark	21576	27975
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5679	11442
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1140
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13302

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i9-9940X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	October 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	698	680
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9940X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	88°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.40 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
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)