Amd ryzen 5 5600x vs intel i7

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Contents

General info

Comparing Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Value for money

To get the index we compare the characteristics of the processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.

Technical specs

Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Security technologies

Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X integrated GPUs.

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10700K and Ryzen 5 5600X.

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 5600X 21.78

+14.6%

• Passmark
• GeekBench 5 Single-Core
• GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
• Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
• Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
• wPrime 32
• Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
• Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
• Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
• Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
• TrueCrypt AES
• WinRAR 4.0
• x264 encoding pass 2
• x264 encoding pass 1

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 69%

Ryzen 5 5600X 21954

+14.5%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Ryzen 5 5600X 1612

+20.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core (sometimes called Multi-Thread) is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

Ryzen 5 5600X 13282

+56.8%

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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Competitors of Core i7-10700K by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-10700K by AMD is Ryzen 5 5600GE, which is slower by 1% and lower by 6 positions in our rating.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-10700K:

Competitors of Ryzen 5 5600X by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 5600X from Intel is Core i9-9900X, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen 5 5600X:

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

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