AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core i5 11600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i5 11600K with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (105W vs 125W)
Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+6%
1670
Intel Core i5 11600K
1564
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+95%
22046
Intel Core i5 11600K
11277
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
2235
Intel Core i5 11600K
+2%
2295
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+38%
12589
Intel Core i5 11600K
9108
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1639
Intel Core i5 11600K
1650
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+80%
14023
Intel Core i5 11600K
7766
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+3%
3470
Intel Core i5 11600K
3353
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
+99%
39196
Intel Core i5 11600K
19635
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
i5-11600K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1200
No
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 750
Package
4.15 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
105 W
Power Consumption
125 W
90°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
12
Total Core Count
6
24
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
39x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
12 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
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1300 MHz
-
Shader Units
256
-
Texture Units
64
-
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
32
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.46 TFLOPS
