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Intel Core i7-3770K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2012
Intel Core i7-3770K
Intel Core i7-3770K
Released
Q3/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 77 W. Released in Q2/2012.

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)

    860 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    469 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    359 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    564 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    445 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    677 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    695 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1163 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    55 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    236 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    329 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    250 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    304 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    735 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    340 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 7 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.84 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 77 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 i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
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 i7 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • 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
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.65 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow
  • Shader
    128 left arrow
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    7 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow
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
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i7-3770K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB 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 i7-3770K and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3770K and Intel Core i7-3770K, 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, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge S left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1155 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 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 i7-3770K 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
286
Intel Core i7-3770K
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
1391
Intel Core i7-3770K
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
137
Intel Core i7-3770K
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
672
Intel Core i7-3770K
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
873
Intel Core i7-3770K
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
3409
Intel Core i7-3770K
6821
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
597.4
Intel Core i7-3770K
235.7
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
9632
Intel Core i7-3770K
17877
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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