Intel Core i7-5700HQ vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Core i7-5700HQ vs Ryzen 5 5600 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 5 5600 beats the Core i7-5700HQ in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-5700HQ in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 5 5600 has significantly more cores than the Core i7-5700HQ. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600 has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-5700HQ. It also has more threads than the Core i7-5700HQ. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-5700HQ. Also, the Ryzen 5 5600 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-5700HQ CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 5 5600 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the Ryzen 5 5600 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-5700HQ. The Ryzen 5 5600 also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-5700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.