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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-3770. Specifications, performance, tests

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2018-04-19
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Core i7-3770

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i7-3770? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2018-04-19.

Intel Core i7-3770 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

Differences

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    171 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 77 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    332 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    201 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    435 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    68 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    69 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    87 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    155 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    128 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    271 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    228 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3770 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    260 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    427 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    330 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    562 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    436 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    623 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    571 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1109 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    129 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    345 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    291 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    267 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    307 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    422 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Intel Core i7-3770 Intel Core i7-3770
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 3000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 2000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600 left arrow -
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
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.9 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 4000
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11.0
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 16
  • Generation
    - left arrow 7
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 650 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2011
  • Shader
    - left arrow 128
  • Technology
    - left arrow 22 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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-3770 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow -
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2933 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Core i7-3770 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 77 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Core i7-3770, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+) left arrow Ivy Bridge 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, AVX
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD2600BBAFBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD2600BBAFMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD2600BBM6IAF 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 Q2/2012
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1155
  • Technology
    12nm FinFET left arrow 22 nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • 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 2600 and Intel Core i7-3770.

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.

1024.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
820.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

7220.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
3650.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

374.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
298.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

2736.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1419.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

164.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
134.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

1310.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
669.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

977.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
805.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

5351.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
3091.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

292.500000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
597.800000
Intel Core i7-3770
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

4280.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
3424.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

21714.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13296.000000
Intel Core i7-3770
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.960000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1.650000
Intel Core i7-3770
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

13.920000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7.480000
Intel Core i7-3770
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.

13511.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
9418.000000
Intel Core i7-3770

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