AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 11700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 11700KF with 8 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 11700KF 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1088
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+46%
1595
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7506
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+99%
15011
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+100%
2334
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+105%
10758
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1048
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+63%
1709
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5787
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+71%
9915
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2370
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+43%
3390
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
13981
Intel Core i7 11700KF
+72%
24052
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Mar 2021
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Rocket Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-11700KF
AM4
Socket
LGA-1200
N/A
Integrated Graphics
No
-
-
-
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
-
-
-
95 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
-
-
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
-
-
-
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
50 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
20
PCIe Lanes
20
-
-
-
-
