AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 9960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 9960X with 16 cores 3.1GHz . 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)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)
Intel Core i9 9960X 's Advantages
Released 6 months late
Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (22MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
+1%
1088
Intel Core i9 9960X
1075
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Intel Core i9 9960X
+139%
17953
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Intel Core i9 9960X
+23%
1432
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Intel Core i9 9960X
+104%
10707
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1048
Intel Core i9 9960X
+11%
1173
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Intel Core i9 9960X
+162%
15176
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2370
Intel Core i9 9960X
+10%
2608
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Intel Core i9 9960X
+118%
30525
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
i9-9960X
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
85 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
36x
Multiplier
-
96 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
22 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
85 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
