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    AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-2600

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2017
    AMD Ryzen 5 1400
    Intel Core i7-2600
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i7-2600

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      109%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      103%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      114%
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1400

    14% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600

    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 5 1400.
    AMD Ryzen 5 1400

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1400

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400Intel Core i7-2600
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SMT
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    TXT
    VT-x
    VT-d
    Hyper-Threading AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400Intel Core i7-2600
    ArchitectureAMD ZenvsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameZenvsSandy Bridge
    Release DateApr 2017vsJan 2011

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400Intel Core i7-2600
    Cores4vs4
    Threads8vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2000

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400Intel Core i7-2600
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400Intel Core i7-2600
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size192mm²vs216mm²
    Process14 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 1400Intel Core i7-2600
    Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock3400 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvsunknown
    TDP65 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      3740 points
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      3800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      17177 points
    • Intel Core i7-2600
      16320 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      134
    • Intel Core i7-2600 (simulated)
      129

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1400
      705
    • Intel Core i7-2600 (simulated)
      614

    points - higher is better

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