Intel Core i5 10600K vs 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.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
NanoReview Final Score
Generic CPU rating
Key Differences
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
- Newer - released 5-months later
- More modern manufacturing process – 7 versus 14 nanometers
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than the Core i5 10600K – 65 vs 125 Watt
- Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
- 23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v5 test - 1614 vs 1312 points
- Around 6.08 GB/s (15%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Benchmarks
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| Vendor | Intel | AMD |
| Released | May 1, 2020 | October 8, 2020 |
| Launch price | 262 USD | 299 USD |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Codename | Comet Lake | Zen 3 |
| Model number | i5-10600K | - |
| Socket | BGA-1200 | AM4 |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Performance
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| 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 |
Power
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
Memory support
| Memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-3200 |
| Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
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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