Intel Core i9 9900X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Intel Core i9 9900X

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9900X with 10 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X with 6 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i9 9900X 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2666)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1182

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +31%

1551

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +22%

13994

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

11464

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1455

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +49%

2173

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +12%

10273

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

9138

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

1165

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +41%

1644

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X +21%

10704

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

8821

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

2565

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X +31%

3361

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9900X

21833

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

21921

Intel Core i9 9900X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Oct 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i9-9900X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

165 W

Power Consumption

65 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

6

20

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

10

Total Core Count

6

20

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

37x

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

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9900X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

44

PCIe Lanes

20

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

Extended Instruction Set

-

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