AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i7-7820X

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Apr 2021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Intel Core i7-7820X
Intel Socket 2066DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jun 2017
Intel Core i7-7820X

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    121%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    129%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    113%
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Much higher single threaded performance (around 29% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
13% higher multi threaded performance.
75 watts lower power draw.
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 Intel Core i7-7820X.
Around 21% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7820X

None

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GIntel Core i7-7820X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4A
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AES
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
SHA
F16C
FMA3
AMD64
EVP
AMD-V
SMAP
SMEP
SMT
Precision Boost 2
XFR 2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
Boost 2.0
Boost 3.0

Architecture

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GIntel Core i7-7820X
ArchitectureAMD Zen 3vsIntel_Kabylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameCezannevsSkylake-X
Release DateApr 2021vsJun 2017

Cores

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GIntel Core i7-7820X
Cores6vs8
Threads12vs16
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon Vega 7vsNo

Cache

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GIntel Core i7-7820X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache512K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MBvs11264 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GIntel Core i7-7820X
SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 2066
Max Case Temp95°Cvs72°C
PackagevsFC-LGA2066
Die Sizeunknownvs308mm²
Process7 nmvs14 nm

Performance

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GIntel Core i7-7820X
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4400 MHzvs4500 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP65 Wvs140 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    5280 points
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    5400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
    34257 points
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    41472 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (simulated)
    249.33
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    193

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (simulated)
    1963.7
  • Intel Core i7-7820X
    1734

points - higher is better