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Intel Core i5 10600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

39 out of 100
Intel Core i5 10600K
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel Core i5 10600K
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 4.1 GHz Intel Core i5 10600K against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
48.0
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600X and 10600K
Advantages of Intel Core i5 10600K
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Has 20 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 7 versus 14 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 4.0
  • 32% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2173 vs 1647 points
  • Around 9.6 GB/s (23%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 6 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 10600K
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 459
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2477
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 10600K
1647
Ryzen 5 5600X +32%
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 10600K
7352
Ryzen 5 5600X +24%
9135
File compression 616.5 MB/sec 954.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 61.5 Klines/sec 66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 164 pages/sec 169 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 223.5 Mpixels/sec 245 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 171.7 pages/sec 213.5 pages/sec
Background blur 29.4 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 60.7 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.1 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 963 & 1003 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5 10600K
2910
Ryzen 5 5600X +16%
3366
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 10600K
14242
Ryzen 5 5600X +53%
21824
Integer math 47.6 GOps/sec 70.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 29.6 GOps/sec 39.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 46M Primes/sec 135M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26.6M Strings/sec 26.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 4.9 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 211.8 MBytes/sec 252.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 816 Frames/sec 1307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.2B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2247 & 35079 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 10600K
136
Ryzen 5 5600X +15%
156.48

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 4.5 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 58.8 PPW 140.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 113.9 PPW 335.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 1.09 PPW 2.41 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 10600K
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-17 (dolip)Cinebench 2026459 / 2477
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Skull)Cinebench 202493 / 592
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)GeekBench2174 / 9054
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Cinebench 202490 / 583
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-28 (rasmus8484)Cinebench 202497 / 667
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 10600K and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released May 1, 2020 October 8, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Comet Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number i5-10600K -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 630 No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - Intel Core i5 11600K
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#124th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 4.1 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 41x 37x
Bus Bandwidth 8 GT/s -
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 14 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 88 W
Socket LGA-1200 AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (151st and 119th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 630 -
GPU Base Clock 350 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1200 MHz -
Shading Units 192 -
TMUs 24 -
ROPs 3 -
Execution Units 24 -
TGP 15 W -
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 10600K
0.5 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600X
n/a
See: Intel UHD Graphics 630 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2666 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 41.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 10600K official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 20

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Comments

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