AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 7640X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 7640X with 4 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 42.7GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 112W)

Intel Core i5 7640X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 7640X +21%

1419

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +40%

5236

Intel Core i5 7640X

3726

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i5 7640X +18%

1237

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +36%

5787

Intel Core i5 7640X

4230

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 7640X +5%

2505

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +107%

13981

Intel Core i5 7640X

6735

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 7640X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

May 2017

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Kaby Lake

-

Processor Number

i5-7640X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2066

95 W

Power Consumption

112 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

4

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

36x

Multiplier

39x

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

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

42.7 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 7640X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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