AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7 9800X
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz and Intel Core i7 9800X with 8 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Advantages
Released 2 years late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 17MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)
Intel Core i7 9800X Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.7GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+22%
1551
Intel Core i7 9800X
1263
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11464
Intel Core i7 9800X
+13%
13055
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+65%
2173
Intel Core i7 9800X
1314
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+14%
9138
Intel Core i7 9800X
7991
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+34%
1644
Intel Core i7 9800X
1225
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
8821
Intel Core i7 9800X
+9%
9648
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+30%
3361
Intel Core i7 9800X
2573
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
+20%
21921
Intel Core i7 9800X
18121
General Parameters
Oct 2020
Release Date
Oct 2018
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-9800X
AM4
Socket
LGA-2066
No
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
165 W
95°C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
37x
Multiplier
38x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
17 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
47.68 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
79.47 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
44
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
