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Intel Core i5-11600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2021
Intel Core i5-11600K
Intel Core i5-11600K
Released
Q4/2022
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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-11600K or AMD Ryzen 5 7600X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-11600K has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    254 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-11600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    95 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    149 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    154 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    47 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    306 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    83 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    528 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    246 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    132 place
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    118 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 17% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 4.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    69 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    92 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    586 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    120 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    66 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-11600K Intel Core i5-11600K
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 11000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-10600K left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-12600K 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
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 750 left arrow AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.30 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    256 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 9
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q3/2022
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and Intel Core i5-11600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-11600K and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    251 W / 56 s left arrow 142 W
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-11600K and Intel Core i5-11600K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rocket Lake S left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow AM5 (LGA 1718)
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2022
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow 100-100000593WOF

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-11600K and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
1564
Intel Core i5-11600K
1976
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
11277
Intel Core i5-11600K
15315
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
598
Intel Core i5-11600K
759
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
4320
Intel Core i5-11600K
5989
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
241
Intel Core i5-11600K
2197
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
1749
Intel Core i5-11600K
11874
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
1721
Intel Core i5-11600K
563
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
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
8312
Intel Core i5-11600K
313
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
666
Intel Core i5-11600K
2510
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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