AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 11900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i9 11900K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 11900K with 8 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)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (95W vs 125W)

Intel Core i9 11900K 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 11 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2933)

Larger memory bandwidth (50GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Intel Core i9 11900K +51%

1653

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Intel Core i9 11900K +115%

16211

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i9 11900K +114%

2492

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i9 11900K +113%

11197

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Intel Core i9 11900K +74%

1829

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Intel Core i9 11900K +90%

11033

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Intel Core i9 11900K +48%

3520

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 11900K +81%

25343

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 11900K

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Mar 2021

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

-

Processor Number

i9-11900K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

125 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

35x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 11900K

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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