AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core i7 13790F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core i7 13790F with 16 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i7 13790F Advantages
Released 3 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Larger L3 cache size (33MB vs 32MB)
Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1322
Intel Core i7 13790F
+52%
2019
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
9493
Intel Core i7 13790F
+176%
26247
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1534
Intel Core i7 13790F
+83%
2815
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6388
Intel Core i7 13790F
+114%
13673
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1323
Intel Core i7 13790F
+52%
2012
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
7338
Intel Core i7 13790F
+170%
19871
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
+7%
2636
Intel Core i7 13790F
2451
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18224
Intel Core i7 13790F
+183%
51601
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Feb 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake-S
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1700
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Core i7 (Raptor Lake)
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
219 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
-
Foundry
Intel
-
Die Size
257 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.5 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
6
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
21.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
33 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
