Intel Core i9 9940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT 's Advantages
Released 6 years late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
1328
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
+63%
2175
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i9 9940X
+17%
9787
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
8316
General Parameters
Oct 2018
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Vermeer
i9-9940X
Processor Number
-
LGA-2066
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.15 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
165 W
Power Consumption
65 W
88 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
125 mm²
CPU Performance
14
Performance Cores
-
28
Performance Core Threads
-
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
14
Total Core Count
6
28
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
37.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
-
4
Max Memory Channels
2
85 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4
44
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
Extended Instruction Set
-
