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Intel Core i5-7600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Core i5-7600K
Intel Core i5-7600K
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-7600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-7600K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 91 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    597 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    329 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    412 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    378 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    635 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    740 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    261 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    67 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    65 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    586 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    340 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.71 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 91 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    212 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    185 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    183 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    191 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    409 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    127 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    297 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-6600K left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-8600K 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
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    No 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
    Intel HD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i5-7600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-7600K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7600K and Intel Core i5-7600K, 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 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-7600K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

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
433
Intel Core i5-7600K
472
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
1589
Intel Core i5-7600K
3570
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
179
Intel Core i5-7600K
197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
717
Intel Core i5-7600K
1578
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
1174
Intel Core i5-7600K
1183
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
3855
Intel Core i5-7600K
6821
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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
9182
Intel Core i5-7600K
17877
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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