AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-870

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i7-870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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Intel Core i7-870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

• CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
• Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
• Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 72.7°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3187 vs 1385
• 6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19800 vs 3160
• 2.2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5482 vs 2453

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CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870

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