AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-5820K
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
106%
Intel Core i7-5820K
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
100%
Intel Core i7-5820K
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
108%
Intel Core i7-5820K
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| 8% higher multi threaded performance. |
| 45 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 6% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5820K |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| XFR | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Haswell-E |
| Release Date | Jun 2017 | vs | Sep 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | 356mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 140 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4070 points
Intel Core i7-5820K
4032 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
26571 points
Intel Core i7-5820K
26611 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2545
Intel Core i7-5820K
2114
points per second - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
31310
Intel Core i7-5820K
30660
MIPS - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
104
Intel Core i7-5820K
118.67
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
860.58
Intel Core i7-5820K
950.06
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
161
Intel Core i7-5820K
141
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1245
Intel Core i7-5820K
1022
points - higher is better