Intel Core i9 7900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i9 7900X

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7900X with 10 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 7900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 4 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2666)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 14MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +18%

1203

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1016

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +111%

14998

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

7101

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +13%

1323

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +88%

8536

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

4526

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +9%

1127

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +80%

10189

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +14%

2556

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7900X +59%

20991

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

13124

Intel Core i9 7900X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

May 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-7900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

14 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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