AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-8600T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-8600T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i5-8600T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2281
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21911 vs 9343

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs April 2018
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 9216 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361 vs 2281
PassMark - CPU mark	21911 vs 9343

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8600T

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8600T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3361

2281

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21911

9343

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i5-8600T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361	2281
PassMark - CPU mark	21911	9343
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1753
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1753
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3103
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3103
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5691
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5691

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i5-8600T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Coffee Lake
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	653	648
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$373.99
Processor Number		i5-8600T
Series		8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.59
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	9216 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot