Intel Core i9 10940X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 10940X with 14 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 10940X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (93.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2933)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X

1234

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +10%

1365

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +52%

16117

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

10573

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X

1471

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +20%

1776

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +55%

11287

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7245

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X

1144

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +24%

1424

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +89%

13573

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

7179

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 10940X

2686

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 +12%

3028

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 10940X +44%

27907

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

19373

Intel Core i9 10940X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500

General Parameters

Oct 2019

Release Date

Mar 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Cascade Lake

Core Architecture

Cezanne

i9-10940X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

86 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90 °C

CPU Performance

14

Performance Cores

6

28

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

14

Total Core Count

6

28

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

256 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

93.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 10940X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

48

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

-

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