Ryzen 5 9600X vs i7-1065G7

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-1065G7
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.21
Ryzen 5 9600X
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
18.97
+264%

Ryzen 5 9600X outperforms Core i7-1065G7 by a whopping 264% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1198312
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.93
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency19.7127.60
Architecture codenameIce Lake (Client) (2019)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date1 August 2019 (5 years ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$426$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed1.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 × 4 GT/sno data
Multiplier13no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1526AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.732 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus GraphicsAMD Radeon Graphics
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportYes, at 120Hzno data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304no data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-1065G7 5.21
Ryzen 5 9600X 18.97
+264%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-1065G7 8268
Ryzen 5 9600X 30131
+264%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-1065G7 7271
Ryzen 5 9600X 9324
+28.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-1065G7 22402
Ryzen 5 9600X 54599
+144%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-1065G7 9209
Ryzen 5 9600X 17706
+92.3%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-1065G7 7.7
Ryzen 5 9600X 2.62
+194%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-1065G7 7
Ryzen 5 9600X 31
+327%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i7-1065G7 663
Ryzen 5 9600X 2630
+297%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i7-1065G7 178
Ryzen 5 9600X 341
+91.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i7-1065G7 2.11
Ryzen 5 9600X 4
+89.6%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i7-1065G7 5
Ryzen 5 9600X 13.4
+168%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i7-1065G7 4956
Ryzen 5 9600X 14819
+199%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i7-1065G7 45
Ryzen 5 9600X 154
+242%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i7-1065G7 185
Ryzen 5 9600X 364
+96.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-1065G7 4407
Ryzen 5 9600X 12840
+191%

Blender(-)

i7-1065G7 836
+353%
Ryzen 5 9600X 185

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-1065G7 1316
Ryzen 5 9600X 2507
+90.5%

7-Zip Single

i7-1065G7 4393
Ryzen 5 9600X 7760
+76.6%

7-Zip

i7-1065G7 17255
Ryzen 5 9600X 68266
+296%

WebXPRT 3

i7-1065G7 202
Ryzen 5 9600X 380
+88.6%

CrossMark Overall

i7-1065G7 1025
Ryzen 5 9600X 2109
+106%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.21 18.97
Integrated graphics card 4.71 1.98
Recency 1 August 2019 8 August 2024
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 10 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

i7-1065G7 has 137.9% faster integrated GPU, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 9600X, on the other hand, has a 264.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 9600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1065G7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i7-1065G7 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 9600X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-1065G7 and Ryzen 5 9600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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