Intel Core i9 7920X vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 7920X with 12 cores 2.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5600 vs DDR4-2666)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 85GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 2.9GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 17MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

1053

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +201%

3178

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 7920X

4327

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +288%

16803

Intel Core i9 7920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Aug 2017

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i9-7920X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM5

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

Package

FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

6

24

Performance Core Threads

12

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29x

Multiplier

39x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

17 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 7920X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

44

PCIe Lanes

28

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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