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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i5-7400. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
2020-11-05
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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Q1/2017
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Intel Core i5-7400
Intel Core i5-7400

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i5-7400? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Intel Core i5-7400 has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    109 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 31% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    417 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    516 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    624 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    874 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    131 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    251 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    348 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    335 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    113 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    555 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 7000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 7
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600X left arrow Intel Core i5-6400
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-8400
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
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.3 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 HD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1000 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q2/2016
  • 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 No
  • 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 i5-7400 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe
    PCIe 4.0 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    3200 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-7400 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
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-7400, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Codename
    Vermeer 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
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Part Number
    100-000000065 left arrow -
  • Release date
    2020-11-05 left arrow Q1/2017
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

More results: 8

Intel Core i5-7400

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6969.126768 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / X570 AORUS ELITE
Duration: 143.49 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i5-7400.

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 R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

258.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
149.000000
Intel Core i5-7400
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

1970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
564.000000
Intel Core i5-7400
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.

1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
884.000000
Intel Core i5-7400
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.

8420.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
2803.000000
Intel Core i5-7400
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

22180.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
7217.000000
Intel Core i5-7400

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