Intel Core i7 5960X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +6%

1067

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1006

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +39%

9918

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7089

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +6%

1244

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +47%

6669

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +15%

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X +24%

7026

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +14%

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +3%

13124

Intel Core i7 5960X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

Aug 2014

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Haswell E

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-5960X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

2.6 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

22 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

30x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 5960X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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