Home / CPU Comparison / Intel Core i9-7900X or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X: What's better?

Intel Core i9-7900X

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i9-7900X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Core i9-7900X

More Total Cores: 10 (10 vs 6)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Larger L3 Cache: 32 MB (14MB shared vs 32 MB)
Higher Technology: TSMC 7nm FinFET (14 nm vs TSMC 7nm FinFET)
Newer Launch Date: November 2020 (June 2017 vs November 2020)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

June 2017

Launch Date

November 2020

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

i9-7900X

Model Name

Ryzen 5 5600X

Skylake

Code Name

Vermeer

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Basic Frequency

3.7 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 4.6 GHz

3.3 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

4.3 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512

Extended Instruction Set

64K per core

L1 Cache

1MB per core

L2 Cache

3 MB

14MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB

100MHz

Bus Frequency

LGA-2066

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AM4

33x

Multiplier

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

14 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 7nm FinFET

140 W

TDP

65W

95 °C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

95°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 4.0

3.0

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

x86-64

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Memory Specifications

DDR4-2666

Memory Type

DDR4

128GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

Up to 3200 MT/s

79.47 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Discrete Graphics Card Required