Intel Core i7-7600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,041

Rank #841

vs
5,633

Rank #397

5,041
5,633

Ryzen 5 2600X wins by 10.5% (Rank #841 vs #397)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,349

Rank #691

vs
5,805

Rank #355

5,349
5,805

Ryzen 5 2600X wins by 7.9% (Rank #691 vs #355)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,578

Rank #1,119

vs
5,376

Rank #442

4,578
5,376

Ryzen 5 2600X wins by 14.8% (Rank #1119 vs #442)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,568

Rank #1,083

vs
4,861

Rank #474

4,568
4,861

Ryzen 5 2600X wins by 6% (Rank #1083 vs #474)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,537

Rank #1,121

vs
5,077

Rank #384

4,537
5,077

Ryzen 5 2600X wins by 10.6% (Rank #1121 vs #384)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,583

Rank #1,006

vs
4,803

Rank #570

4,583
4,803

Ryzen 5 2600X wins by 4.6% (Rank #1006 vs #570)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-7600U Ryzen 5 2600X Diff
Cores
2
6
-66.7%
Threads
4
12
-66.7%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
3,600 MHz
-22.2%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,900 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
3,900 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
36x
-22.2%
L1 Cache
128 KB
577 KB
-77.8%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
3 MiB
-83.3%
L3 Cache
4 MiB
16 MiB
-75%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
64 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
32 GB/s
44 GB/s
-27.3%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
15 W
95 W
84.2% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
12 nm
14.3% more

General Information

Specification Core i7-7600U Ryzen 5 2600X
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core Ryzen
Series i7-7600 2000
Model Number i7-7600U 2600X
Microarchitecture Kaby Lake Zen+
Core Name Kaby Lake U Pinnacle
Core Family 6 23
Core Model 142 8
Socket -- Socket
Package FCBGA-1356 µOPGA-1331
Chipset -- Promontory
Memory Type LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133 DDR4-2933
ECC Support No Yes
Market Segment Mobile Desktop
Release Price $393.00 $229.00
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD

Family

Core i7-7600U
Core
Ryzen 5 2600X
Ryzen

Series

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600
Ryzen 5 2600X
2000

Model Number

Core i7-7600U
i7-7600U
Ryzen 5 2600X
2600X

Microarchitecture

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake
Ryzen 5 2600X
Zen+

Core Name

Core i7-7600U
Kaby Lake U
Ryzen 5 2600X
Pinnacle

Core Family

Core i7-7600U
6
Ryzen 5 2600X
23

Core Model

Core i7-7600U
142
Ryzen 5 2600X
8

Socket

Core i7-7600U
--
Ryzen 5 2600X
Socket

Package

Core i7-7600U
FCBGA-1356
Ryzen 5 2600X
µOPGA-1331

Chipset

Core i7-7600U
--
Ryzen 5 2600X
Promontory

Memory Type

Core i7-7600U
LPDDR3-1866 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
Ryzen 5 2600X
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Core i7-7600U
No
Ryzen 5 2600X
Yes

Market Segment

Core i7-7600U
Mobile
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop

Release Price

Core i7-7600U
$393.00
Ryzen 5 2600X
$229.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-7600U
Yes
Ryzen 5 2600X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-7600U Ryzen 5 2600X
Process 14 nm 12 nm
Die Area -- 213 mm²
Transistor Count -- 4.80 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-7600U
14 nm
Ryzen 5 2600X
12 nm

Die Area

Core i7-7600U
--
Ryzen 5 2600X
213 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7-7600U
--
Ryzen 5 2600X
4.80 billion

Manufacturer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Ryzen 5 2600X
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i7-7600U
CMOS
Ryzen 5 2600X
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-7600U
64-bit
Ryzen 5 2600X
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-7600U
x86-64 (x86)
Ryzen 5 2600X
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-7600U Ryzen 5 2600X
GPU HD Graphics 620 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1150 MHz --
Execution Units 24 --

GPU

Core i7-7600U
HD Graphics 620
Ryzen 5 2600X
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-7600U
Intel
Ryzen 5 2600X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-7600U
1150 MHz
Ryzen 5 2600X
--

Execution Units

Core i7-7600U
24
Ryzen 5 2600X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-7600U Ryzen 5 2600X
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SBA
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64