AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i9-9820X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i9-9820X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Intel Core i9-9820X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 92°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 94% 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 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2453
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21912 vs 20045

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs October 2018
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 92°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16.5 MB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361 vs 2453
PassMark - CPU mark	21912 vs 20045

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-9820X

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 80% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 10201 vs 5675

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core) vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	10201 vs 5675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-9820X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3361

2453

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21912

20045

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5675

10201

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i9-9820X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361	2453
PassMark - CPU mark	21912	20045
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675	10201

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core i9-9820X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	October 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$299
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	649	769
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i9-9820X
Series		Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	16.5 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	92°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	12	20
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	44
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)