AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 5960X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 2600X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 5960X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +3%

1090

Intel Core i7 5960X

1057

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Intel Core i7 5960X +31%

9850

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i7 5960X +6%

1244

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i7 5960X +27%

6669

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +17%

1048

Intel Core i7 5960X

892

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i7 5960X +21%

7026

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +20%

2370

Intel Core i7 5960X

1963

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +10%

13981

Intel Core i7 5960X

12655

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i7 5960X

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Aug 2014

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Haswell E

-

Processor Number

i7-5960X

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

2.6 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

22 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

30x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

20 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

68 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 5960X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.2, AVX-2

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