AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7 7800X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i7 7800X with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2400)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 7800X 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+5%
1016
Intel Core i7 7800X
963
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i7 7800X
+2%
7269
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i7 7800X
+16%
1362
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i7 7800X
+34%
6082
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1029
Intel Core i7 7800X
+3%
1069
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5638
Intel Core i7 7800X
+16%
6578
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Intel Core i7 7800X
+7%
2409
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+1%
13124
Intel Core i7 7800X
12894
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
May 2017
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-7800X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
35x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
28
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
