AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Intel Core i9-7900X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Intel Core i9-7900X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 20% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Launch date September 2018 vs 30 May 2017
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 13.8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7900X

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
  • 8 more threads: 20 vs 12
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • Around 11% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2554 vs 2269
  • Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21037 vs 13465
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 10 vs 6
Number of threads 20 vs 12
Maximum frequency 4.30 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 576 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2554 vs 2269
PassMark - CPU mark 21037 vs 13465

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7900X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2269
2554
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13465
21037
Name AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 Intel Core i9-7900X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2269 2554
PassMark - CPU mark 13465 21037
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1129
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 10300
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6987

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 Intel Core i9-7900X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date September 2018 30 May 2017
OPN Tray YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 986 949
Series AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $1,050
Price now $1,383.99
Processor Number i9-7900X
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 4.68

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.30 GHz
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 576 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 13.8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.30 GHz
Number of cores 6 10
Number of threads 12 20
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included PCG 2017X
Low Halogen Options Available

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 44
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)