Intel Core i9 11900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i9 11900K

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 11900K with 8 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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 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)

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)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +51%

1653

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1088

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +115%

16211

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7506

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +114%

2492

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +113%

11197

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5236

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +74%

1829

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +90%

11033

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +48%

3520

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 11900K +81%

25343

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 11900K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

General Parameters

Mar 2021

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Rocket Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-11900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1200

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 750

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

125 W

Power Consumption

95 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

5.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 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

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

50 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

300 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1300 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

256

Shader Units

-

64

Texture Units

-

32

Raster Operation Units

-

32

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.46 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 11900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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