AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT vs Intel Core i7-5930K
—Single-core20.9
51Multi-core30.8
62.8Gamingspec-based37.7
13 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT2 spec wins — Intel Core i7-5930K
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 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 7 5800XT
- Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 31
- 167% higher L2 cache: 4 MB vs 2 MB
- 113% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 15 MB
- 111% higher PassMark: 28,022 vs 13,300
- 100% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Reasons to pick the Intel Core i7-5930K
- 100% higher Memory channels: 4 vs 2
- 100% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 40 vs 20
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2024 | 2014 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA2011-v3 |
| Process | 7 nm+68% | 22 nm |
| Base TDP | 105 W+25% | 140 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | No |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8+33% | 6 |
| Performance cores | — | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 16+33% | 12 |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz+9% | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.8 GHz+30% | 3.7 GHz |
| L2 cache | 4 MB+167% | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB+113% | 15 MB |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | 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 7 5800XT | Intel Core i7-5930K |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4+33% | 3 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 40+100% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT | 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 | 28,022+111%Top 46% | 13,300Bottom 22% |
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