AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i9-9940X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i9-9940X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.40 GHz
• 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 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3362 vs 2629

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 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27995 vs 21888
• 2x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 11442 vs 5636

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3362 2629
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	21888 27995
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	CPU 1 CPU 2	5636 11442

Compare specifications (specs)