Intel Core i7 9700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9700K with 8 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 9700K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 41.6GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 12MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

1279

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +21%

1550

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

9406

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +22%

11567

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

1575

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +37%

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

6702

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +36%

9138

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

1284

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +28%

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

7419

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +18%

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

2878

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +16%

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9700K

14441

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +51%

21921

Intel Core i7 9700K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i7-9700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

41.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1200 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 9700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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