AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i5 10600K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 10600K with 6 cores 4.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 10600K 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Integrated graphics card

Larger memory bandwidth (41.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.1GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Intel Core i5 10600K +44%

1347

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Intel Core i5 10600K +56%

10032

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i5 10600K +58%

1647

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i5 10600K +55%

6700

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Intel Core i5 10600K +30%

1286

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Intel Core i5 10600K +22%

7205

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i5 10600K +32%

2911

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

Intel Core i5 10600K +10%

14403

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i5 10600K

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

May 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Comet Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-10600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 630

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.1 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

41x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

41.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

350 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

-

Shader Units

192

-

Texture Units

24

-

Raster Operation Units

3

-

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.38 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 10600K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

16

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