AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7-4960X
What is the difference between AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and Intel Core i7-4960X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 967 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 836 |
| 5257 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4970 |
| 13206 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 9943 |
| 2254 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2079 |
| 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 6057 |
Processor Specs
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Processor | Intel Core i7-4960X |
| 3400 MHz | Frequency | 3600 MHz |
| 3900 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 65 W | TDP | 130 W |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge E |
| AM4 | Package | FCLGA2011 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 970 | Single-Core Score | 836 |
| 5577 | Multi-Core Score | 4438 |
| Geekbench 5.0.4 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| System manufacturer System Product Name | Model | System manufacturer System Product Name |
| ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME B450M-K | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X79-DELUXE |
| Balanced | Power Plan | High performance |
CPU Specifications
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | Name | Intel Core i7-4960X |
| 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4 |
| 3.40 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.60 GHz |
| 3.89 GHz | Maximum Frequency | 4.00 GHz |
| Socket AM4 (1331) | Package | Socket 2011 LGA |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Ivy 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
| 16.00 GB | Size | 16.00 GB |
| 1064 MHz | Frequency | 667 MHz |
| DDR4 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 970 | Single-Core Score | 836 |
|---|---|---|
| 1681 | Crypto Score | 936 |
| 867 | Integer Score | 800 |
| 1073 | Floating Point Score | 896 |
| 1681 2.87 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 936 1.60 GB/sec |
| 1062 5.37 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1007 5.09 MB/sec |
| 1042 49.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 928 43.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 850 2.40 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 779 2.20 MTE/sec |
| 735 862.6 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 731 857.9 KElements/sec |
| 710 222.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 726 227.4 Krows/sec |
| 878 47.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 788 42.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 772 246.0 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 759 241.7 KB/sec |
| 834 6.50 Klines/sec | Clang | 750 5.84 Klines/sec |
| 1002 11.6 images/sec | Camera | 773 8.96 images/sec |
| 1087 1.36 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 877 1.10 Mpairs/sec |
| 1032 6393.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 869 5380.9 FPS |
| 1293 71.1 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 751 41.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 999 7.69 images/sec | Face Detection | 824 6.35 images/sec |
| 805 19.8 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 840 20.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1918 94.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1485 72.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1684 22.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1518 20.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1154 926.3 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 970 778.9 Kpixels/sec |
| 840 7.53 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 593 5.32 Kpixels/sec |
| 949 30.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1014 32.4 Words/sec |
| 625 24.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 577 22.3 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 5577 | Multi-Core Score | 4438 |
|---|---|---|
| 5004 | Crypto Score | 3280 |
| 5376 | Integer Score | 4422 |
| 6108 | Floating Point Score | 4666 |
| 5004 8.53 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 3280 5.59 GB/sec |
| 6541 33.1 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 6288 31.8 MB/sec |
| 7513 355.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 6083 287.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2949 8.32 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2195 6.19 MTE/sec |
| 5728 6.73 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 4333 5.09 MElements/sec |
| 5870 1.84 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 4996 1.57 Mrows/sec |
| 5780 313.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 4954 268.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 3806 1.18 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 3548 1.10 MB/sec |
| 6438 50.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 4945 38.5 Klines/sec |
| 5436 63.0 images/sec | Camera | 4092 47.4 images/sec |
| 6490 8.12 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 5178 6.48 Mpairs/sec |
| 8416 52140.4 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 6379 39518.8 FPS |
| 5985 329.0 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 4204 231.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 6326 48.7 images/sec | Face Detection | 5126 39.5 images/sec |
| 5766 142.1 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 4853 119.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 9692 475.5 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 6912 339.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 11058 150.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 8767 119.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 8646 6.94 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 6332 5.08 Mpixels/sec |
| 5349 47.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3744 33.5 Kpixels/sec |
| 3394 108.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 3067 98.1 Words/sec |
| 2201 85.1 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1501 58.0 images/sec |