AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7 11700KF

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 11700KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)

Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1550

Intel Core i7 11700KF +2%

1595

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11567

Intel Core i7 11700KF +29%

15011

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

2173

Intel Core i7 11700KF +7%

2334

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Intel Core i7 11700KF +17%

10758

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +1%

92

Intel Core i7 11700KF

91

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

668

Intel Core i7 11700KF +20%

806

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

1644

Intel Core i7 11700KF +3%

1709

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Intel Core i7 11700KF +12%

9915

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3361

Intel Core i7 11700KF

3390

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i7 11700KF +9%

24052

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i7 11700KF

General Parameters

Oct 2020

Release Date

Mar 2021

Amd

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i7-11700KF

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

No

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

65 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 11700KF

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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