AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
VS
Intel Core i7-10700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
VS
Intel Core i7-10700

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core i7-10700? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7-10700? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.70 GHz
Frequency
2.90 GHz
6
CPU Cores
8
4.60 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.80 GHz
12
CPU Threads
16
Yes
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
No
Turbo (8 Cores)
4.60 GHz
4.20 GHz
Turbo (6 Cores)
no data
normal
Core architecture
no data
0x
A core
no data
0x
B core
no data

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7-10700. 

GPU name
Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency
0.35 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
1.20 GHz
Generation
9.5
DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Shader
192
--
Max. Memory
64 GB
Max. displays
3
Technology
14 nm
Release date
Q4/2017

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
Decode / Encode
No
JPEG
Decode / Encode
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
h265 10bit
Decode / Encode
No
VP8
Decode / Encode
No
VP9
Decode / Encode
No
VC-1
Decode
No
AVC
Decode / Encode
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
no data
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
no data
No
AV1
no data

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR4-3200
Memory type
DDR4-2933
128 GB
Max. Memory
128 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
No
4.0
PCIe version
3.0
20
PCIe lanes
16

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

TDP
65 W
95 °C
Tjunction max.
100 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
65 W
TDP (PL1)
no data
--
TDP (PL2)
no data

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

32.00 MB
L3-Cache
16.00 MB
7 nm
Technology
14 nm
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Architecture
Comet Lake
AMD-V, SEV
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
AM4
Socket
LGA 1200
Q4/2020
Release date
Q2/2020
ca. 299 $
Market price
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
no data
3.00 MB
L2-Cache
no data

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
Unknown

User rating

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