Intel Core i9 9920X vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i9 9920X with 12 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 9920X 's Advantages

Released 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (85GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (19MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2666)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 165W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9920X

1062

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +2%

1090

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9920X +96%

14734

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

7507

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9920X +19%

1389

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9920X

3027

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +72%

5236

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i9 9920X +11%

1171

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1048

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9920X +115%

12494

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

5787

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i9 9920X +10%

2608

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

2370

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i9 9920X +79%

25060

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

13981

Intel Core i9 9920X

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Apr 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i9-9920X

Processor Number

-

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2066

Socket

AM4

165 W

Power Consumption

95 W

92 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

6

24

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

12

Total Core Count

6

24

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

19 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

85 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i9 9920X

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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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