Ryzen 5 5600H vs i7-7820X

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	724	739
Place by popularity	not in top-100	43
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.45	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	7.31	22.42
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$599	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	33
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	11 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	99 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCLGA2066	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-7820X and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	28	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.81	10.66
Recency	30 May 2017	12 January 2021
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt

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