AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i9-7940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i9-7940X 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 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
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3190 vs 2486
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 vs September 2017
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 4.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3190 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% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25963 vs 19874
  • Around 99% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10950 vs 5495
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
L3 cache 19712 KB (shared) vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25963 vs 19874
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 10950 vs 5495

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3190
2486
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19874
25963
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
5495
10950
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Intel Core i9-7940X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3190 2486
PassMark - CPU mark 19874 25963
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5495 10950
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1153
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12928

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Intel Core i9-7940X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Skylake
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 September 2017
OPN Tray 100-000000252
Place in performance rating 728 722
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $1,399
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 3.9 GHz 3.10 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 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 GPU cores 7
Number of threads 12 28
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1900 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2017X

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 44
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)