Ryzen 5 5600H vs Core i7-5820K

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5820K and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	998	661
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.81	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Haswell-E (2014)	Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Release date	1 September 2014 (9 years ago)	7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$410	no data
Current price	$195 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5820K 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5820K 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5820K and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5820K and Ryzen 5 5600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5820K and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5820K and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5820K 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.

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core i7-5820K by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.36	11.01
Recency	1 September 2014	7 January 2021
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	45 Watt

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