Ryzen 5 5600X vs i7-990X Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated529
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data26.59
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data20.06
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date13 February 2011 (13 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier2637
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB3 MB
L3 cache12 MB32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die size239 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X 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
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory size24 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-990X Extreme Edition and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 February 2011 8 October 2020
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600X has an age advantage of 9 years, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

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