AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D vs Intel Core i7-5930K
—Single-core20.9
41.3Multi-core30.8
84.4Gamingspec-based37.7
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D3 spec wins — Intel Core i7-5930K
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
- Stronger multi-core score: 41 vs 31
- 540% higher L3 cache: 96 MB vs 15 MB
- 100% higher L2 cache: 3 MB vs 2 MB
- 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
- 68% lower process: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-5930K
- 100% higher Memory channels: 4 vs 2
- 67% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 40 vs 24
- 17% higher Base clock: 3.5 GHz vs 3 GHz
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025+1% | 2014 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA2011-v3 |
| Process | 7 nm+68% | 22 nm |
| Base TDP | 105 W+25% | 140 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | — | Yes |
| Cooler included | No | No |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 0 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz+17% |
| Boost clock | 4 GHz+8% | 3.7 GHz |
| L2 cache | 3 MB+100% | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 96 MB+540% | 15 MB |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2133 |
| Max memory | 128 GB+100% | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 4+100% |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4+33% | 3 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 24 | 40+67% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 1,050Bottom 7% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 5,050Bottom 22% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 920Bottom 6% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 6,800Bottom 22% |
| PassMark | 20,323+53%Bottom 37% | 13,300Bottom 22% |
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