AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7 13790F

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Core i7 13790F

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 1600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Intel Core i7 13790F 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (33MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Intel Core i7 13790F +117%

2019

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Intel Core i7 13790F +309%

26247

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i7 13790F +170%

2815

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i7 13790F +216%

13673

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

988

Intel Core i7 13790F +103%

2012

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

5881

Intel Core i7 13790F +237%

19871

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i7 13790F +11%

2451

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

13019

Intel Core i7 13790F +296%

51601

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i7 13790F

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Feb 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake-S

AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Core i7 (Raptor Lake)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 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

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

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

36x

Multiplier

21.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

33 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 13790F

3.0

PCIe Version

5

24

PCIe Lanes

20

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