AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-3970X
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i7-3970X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 899 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 800 |
| 4914 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4807 |
| 12343 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 8262 |
| 2079 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 1832 |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Processor | Intel Core i7-3970X |
| 3200 MHz | Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 3600 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 150 W |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Socket AM4 (1331) | Package | FCLGA2011 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 909 | Single-Core Score | 816 |
| 4164 | Multi-Core Score | 4975 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS | Operating System | Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| System manufacturer System Product Name | Model | System manufacturer System Product Name |
| ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME B350-PLUS | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P9X79 DELUXE |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | Name | Intel Core i7-3970X |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 1 Stepping 1 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 45 Stepping 7 |
| 3.60 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 5870 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 2011 LGA | |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge-E | |
| 64.0 KB x 6 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 6 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 512 KB x 6 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 6 |
| 8.00 MB x 2 | L3 Cache | 15.0 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 15.63 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| Frequency | 961 MHz | |
| Type | DDR3 SDRAM | |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 909 | Single-Core Score | 816 |
|---|---|---|
| 1790 | Crypto Score | 865 |
| 800 | Integer Score | 792 |
| 999 | Floating Point Score | 860 |
| 1790 3.05 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 865 1.47 GB/sec |
| 787 3.98 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1023 5.17 MB/sec |
| 914 43.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 888 42.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 750 2.12 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 832 2.35 MTE/sec |
| 710 834.2 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 762 894.9 KElements/sec |
| 751 235.2 Krows/sec | SQLite | 727 227.9 Krows/sec |
| 835 45.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 779 42.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 684 218.0 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 772 245.9 KB/sec |
| 806 6.28 Klines/sec | Clang | 678 5.28 Klines/sec |
| 1011 11.7 images/sec | Camera | 722 8.37 images/sec |
| 827 1.03 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 820 1.03 Mpairs/sec |
| 989 6127.4 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 821 5083.9 FPS |
| 1041 57.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 702 38.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 967 7.44 images/sec | Face Detection | 831 6.40 images/sec |
| 821 20.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 854 21.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1678 82.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1383 67.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1681 22.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1457 19.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 1229 986.9 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 959 770.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 821 7.36 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 579 5.18 Kpixels/sec |
| 784 25.1 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 899 28.7 Words/sec |
| 658 25.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 563 21.8 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4164 | Multi-Core Score | 4975 |
|---|---|---|
| 4958 | Crypto Score | 5199 |
| 4165 | Integer Score | 4883 |
| 4028 | Floating Point Score | 5138 |
| 4958 8.45 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 5199 8.86 GB/sec |
| 4170 21.1 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 5787 29.3 MB/sec |
| 5348 253.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 5100 241.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2779 7.84 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 4199 11.8 MTE/sec |
| 4422 5.19 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 4691 5.51 MElements/sec |
| 4560 1.43 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5112 1.60 Mrows/sec |
| 4493 243.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 5527 299.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 3464 1.08 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 4265 1.33 MB/sec |
| 4776 37.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 5053 39.4 Klines/sec |
| 4063 47.1 images/sec | Camera | 4458 51.7 images/sec |
| 4783 5.98 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5226 6.54 Mpairs/sec |
| 5905 36580.7 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 6147 38085.9 FPS |
| 4886 268.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 4310 236.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 4257 32.8 images/sec | Face Detection | 5228 40.3 images/sec |
| 2701 66.6 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 5746 141.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 3821 187.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 7340 360.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 7289 99.3 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 9236 125.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 8408 6.75 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 6498 5.22 Mpixels/sec |
| 3291 29.5 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3699 33.1 Kpixels/sec |
| 2169 69.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 4206 134.5 Words/sec |
| 1707 66.0 images/sec | Machine Learning | 2311 89.3 images/sec |