AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K with 14 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 24MB)
Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Advantages
Released 5 years and 3 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 4.0)
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1322
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+60%
2118
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
9493
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+164%
25099
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1534
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+94%
2982
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
6388
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+179%
17867
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
1323
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+69%
2248
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
7338
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+150%
18354
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
2636
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+77%
4679
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
18224
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+138%
43435
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Oct 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
245K
AM4
Socket
FCLGA-1851
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe2 (Arrow Lake-S)
-
Generation
Ultra 5(Arrow Lake)
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
159 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
6
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
14
12
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
38x
Multiplier
42
64 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
-
Execution Units
64
-
Graphics Performance
1.95 TFLOPS
