Intel Core i5-8550 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Core i5-8550
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3000 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
Intel Core i5-8550
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 6 / Jun 2017
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8550
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    105%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8550
    113%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8550
    100%
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    123%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8550

13% higher single threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 23% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8550AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8550AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Zen
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR4
CodenameCoffee LakevsZen
Release DateSep 2018vsJun 2017

Cores

Intel Core i5-8550AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Cores6vs6
Threads6vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-8550AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache9216 KB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8550AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8550AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltagevariablevsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8550
    5160 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    4070 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8550
    21600 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    26571 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8550 (simulated)
    182.75
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    161

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8550 (simulated)
    1006.07
  • AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    1245

points - higher is better