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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core i7-2600K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2020
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Released
Q1/2011
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Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Core i7-2600K

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7-2600K? 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 maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Intel Core i7-2600K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

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)

    153 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    68 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    140 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    35 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    192 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    301 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    43 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    193 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    928 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-2600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    487 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    292 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    654 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    492 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    744 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    755 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1220 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    27 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    328 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    180 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    796 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i7-2600K Intel Core i7-2600K
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 5000 left arrow Intel Core i 2000
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600X left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 3000
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.35 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 12
  • Shader
    left arrow 96
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2011
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-2600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 2.0
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i7-2600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    32.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q4/2020 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Part Number
    100-000000065 left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i7-2600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
604
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
263
Intel Core i7-2600K
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
4562
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
1865
Intel Core i7-2600K
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
258
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
128
Intel Core i7-2600K
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
1970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
612
Intel Core i7-2600K
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
1572
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
808
Intel Core i7-2600K
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
8420
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3098
Intel Core i7-2600K
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
22180
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
8495
Intel Core i7-2600K

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