Intel Core i5 11600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 11600K with 6 cores 3.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 11600K 's Advantages
Lower TDP (125W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 3 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 50GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 12MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 11600K
1564
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+43%
2243
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 11600K
11277
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+273%
42074
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 11600K
2295
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+48%
3419
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 11600K
9108
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+138%
21762
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 11600K
3353
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+41%
4743
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 11600K
19635
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+238%
66476
General Parameters
Mar 2021
Release Date
Jun 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Rocket Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i5-11600K
Processor Number
9950X
LGA-1200
Socket
AM5
UHD Graphics 750
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Package
-
Transistor Count
13.1 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
170 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
32
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
39x
Multiplier
43
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
50 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
1500 MHz
1300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
256
Shader Units
64
Texture Units
32
Raster Operation Units
32
Execution Units
2
15 W
Power Consumption
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
0.46 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0 TFLOPS
