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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i5-11400. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2018-04-19
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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Q1/2021
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Intel Core i5-11400
Intel Core i5-11400

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i5-11400? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Intel Core i5-11400 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    164 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    230 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    253 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    224 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    377 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    65 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    65 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    250 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    128 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    147 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    83 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    571 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Intel Core i5-11400 Intel Core i5-11400
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 2000 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-10400
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 2000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600X left arrow Intel Core i5-12400
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 730
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1300 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-11400 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2933 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i5-11400 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    95 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 154 W / 56 s
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i5-11400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Codename
    Pinnacle Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 12 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD260XBCAFBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD260XBCAFMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD260XBCM6IAF left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2018-04-19 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    12nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Core i5-11400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1074.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1313.000000
Intel Core i5-11400
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

7514.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
10074.000000
Intel Core i5-11400
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

421.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
529.000000
Intel Core i5-11400
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3048.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
3888.000000
Intel Core i5-11400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1052.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1513.000000
Intel Core i5-11400
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

5782.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
7270.000000
Intel Core i5-11400
Monero Hashrate kH/s
Monero hashrate is an estimated numerical value that determines how many hashes are generated by miners, benefiting from the number of cores CPU and memory speed

Higher values are better in this metric.

4.750000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
3.750000
Intel Core i5-11400

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