Intel Core i9-9820X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Compare Intel Core X-series 10 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop 6 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

6987 points
11% slightly better overall score
6267 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7678 points
8333 points
8% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6735 points
20% slightly better multitasking score
5604 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6649 points
22% slightly better heavy workload score
5431 points

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

204.52 points
35% slightly higher Blender score
150.92 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

10
66% significantly more cores
6

Threads

Number of logical processing units

20
66% significantly more threads
12

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.3 GHz
3.50 GHz
6% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
7% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

165 W
65 W
153% significantly lower TDP

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

4
100% significantly more memory channels
2

L1 Cache

Smallest embedded memory, but the fastest

640 KiB
66% significantly more L1 cache
384 KiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

5 MiB
32 MiB
540% significantly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

195th of 1,089
237th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core X-series
Ryzen 5 Desktop

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 November
2022 April

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666
DDR4

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
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Core i9-9820X vs Ryzen 5 5600 benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Ryzen 5 5600 is faster than the Core i9-9820X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i9-9820X in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-9820X has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 5 5600. Indeed, the Core i9-9820X has 10 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Ryzen 5 5600. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 5600. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i9-9820X. Also, the Ryzen 5 5600 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen 5 5600 outputs less heat than Core i9-9820X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-9820X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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