AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Intel Core i9-7920X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Intel Core i9-7920X 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Intel Core i9-7920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 14% 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 September 2017
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 14336 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-7920X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2506 vs 2274
Around 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23616 vs 13517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 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	2506 vs 2274
PassMark - CPU mark	23616 vs 13517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: Intel Core i9-7920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2274

2506

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13517

23616

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	Intel Core i9-7920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2274	2506
PassMark - CPU mark	13517	23616
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1115
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11596
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		10240
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		16.372
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		8.881
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		22.723

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	Intel Core i9-7920X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	September 2018	September 2017
OPN Tray	YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	892	1145
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,200
Price now		$1,019.99
Processor Number		i9-7920X
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		6.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	2.90 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	14336 KB (shared)
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	12
Number of threads	12	24
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
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)