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    AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-4930K

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3200 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2017
    AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    Intel Core i7-4930K
    Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2013
    Intel Core i7-4930K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      108%
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      104%
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      111%
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600

    11% higher multi threaded performance.
    65 watts lower power draw.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 8% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4930K

    None
    AMD Ryzen 5 1600

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-4930K
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SMT
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-4930K
    ArchitectureAMD ZenvsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
    CodenameZenvsIvy Bridge-E
    Release DateApr 2017vsSep 2013

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-4930K
    Cores6vs6
    Threads12vs12
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsNo

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-4930K
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache16384 KB (shared)vs12288 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-4930K
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 2011
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size192mm²vs257mm²
    Process14 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i7-4930K
    Cpu Frequency3200 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs3900 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltageunknownvs1.35 V
    TDP65 Wvs130 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      3960 points
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      4017 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      25766 points
    • Intel Core i7-4930K
      25214 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      147
    • Intel Core i7-4930K (simulated)
      140.4

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 5 1600
      1134
    • Intel Core i7-4930K (simulated)
      1016.22

    points - higher is better

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