AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 9800X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . 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
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)
Intel Core i7 9800X 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.6GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (17MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1088
Intel Core i7 9800X
+16%
1263
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Intel Core i7 9800X
+73%
13055
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Intel Core i7 9800X
+12%
1314
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Intel Core i7 9800X
+52%
7991
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1048
Intel Core i7 9800X
+16%
1225
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Intel Core i7 9800X
+66%
9648
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2370
Intel Core i7 9800X
+8%
2573
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Intel Core i7 9800X
+29%
18121
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Oct 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-9800X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
38x
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
17 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
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
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
