AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Advantages
Released 7 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+40%
1487
Intel Core i7 5960X
1057
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+12%
11040
Intel Core i7 5960X
9850
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+60%
1995
Intel Core i7 5960X
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+27%
8477
Intel Core i7 5960X
6669
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+71%
1526
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+8%
7642
Intel Core i7 5960X
7026
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+65%
3247
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
+68%
21382
Intel Core i7 5960X
12655
General Parameters
Apr 2022
Release Date
Aug 2014
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Vermeer
Core Architecture
Haswell E
-
Processor Number
i7-5960X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
4.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
128 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
40
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
