Intel Core i7-11700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Intel Core i7-11700
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
2500 MHz / Cores: 8 / Mar 2021
Intel Core i7-11700
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Mar 2018
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Summary

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-11700

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 2600X.
Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

None

Intel Core i7-11700

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-11700

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-11700AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
AVX512F
FMA3
SHA
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
TBT 2.0
TBT 3.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SMT
XFR

Architecture

Intel Core i7-11700AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
ArchitectureIntel Rocket LakevsAMD Zen+
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
CodenameRocket LakevsZen
Release DateMar 2021vsMar 2018

Cores

Intel Core i7-11700AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cores8vs6
Threads16vs12
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 750vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i7-11700AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs96 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs512 KB (per core)
L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs16384 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-11700AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsAMD Socket AM4
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1200vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs192mm²
Process14 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-11700AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cpu Frequency2500 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock4900 MHzvs4250 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-11700
    5880 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    4675 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-11700
    28800 points
  • AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
    28987 points

Points - higher is better