Intel Core i7 9800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 9800X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 6 months late

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

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 17MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1263

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +19%

1508

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X +23%

13055

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

10600

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1314

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +51%

1995

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

7991

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +6%

8477

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

1225

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +24%

1526

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X +26%

9648

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

7642

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

2573

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +26%

3247

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 9800X

18121

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +17%

21382

Intel Core i7 9800X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i7-9800X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

38x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

17 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

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 9800X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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