AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5 14600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i5 14600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i5 14600K with 14 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i5 14600K 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 6 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i5 14600K +90%

2072

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i5 14600K +219%

23983

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i5 14600K +138%

2772

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i5 14600K +228%

17217

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i5 14600K +111%

2217

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i5 14600K +230%

19125

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i5 14600K +81%

4299

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i5 14600K +182%

39465

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i5 14600K

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Oct 2023

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake Refresh

-

Processor Number

i5-14600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i5 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

181 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

257 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

8

-

Efficiency Core Threads

8

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.6 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

14

12

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

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

24 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1550 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

16

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Graphics Performance

0.78 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 14600K

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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