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Intel Core i5-7300HQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-7300HQ or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-7300HQ has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 45 W. Released in Q1/2017.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    882 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    45 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7300HQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    498 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    543 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    715 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    856 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    789 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    264 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    347 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    579 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    326 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    52 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    701 place
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 32% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 24 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 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)
    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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-7300HQ Intel Core i5-7300HQ
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000H left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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
    2.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 4.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    0.30 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.10 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 5600X and Intel Core i5-7300HQ. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM 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 i5-7300HQ and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-7300HQ and Intel Core i5-7300HQ, 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
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake H left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q4/2020
  • Part Number
    -- left arrow 100-000000065

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-7300HQ and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
143
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
258
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
541
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
1970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
839
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
1572
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
2648
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
8420
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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
7352
Intel Core i5-7300HQ
22180
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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