AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i9 14901E

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i9 14901E

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i9 14901E with 8 cores 2.8GHz . 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 2.8GHz)

Intel Core i9 14901E 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2933)

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

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 16MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 12nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i9 14901E +124%

2608

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Intel Core i9 14901E +170%

14185

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 14901E

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Jul 2024

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Zen+

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake-R

AM4

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 770

-

Generation

Core i9 (Raptor Lake Refresh)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

257 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

28.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

36 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200, DDR5-5600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i9 14901E

3.0

PCIe Version

5

20

PCIe Lanes

16

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