Intel Core i7-4820K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600

Last updated: 2023-12-08

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-4820K		AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU comparison Intel Core i7-4820K or AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i7-4820K has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4820K was released in Q3/2013. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 was released in Q1/2023.

Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Core i 4000X (3)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7000 (14)
4	Generation	6
Ivy Bridge E	Architecture	Raphael (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Intel Core i7-5820K	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-4820K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz).
Intel Core i7-4820K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
4	Cores	6
8	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.70 GHz	Frequency	3.80 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.10 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i7-4820K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	5 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	128
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-4820K supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 7600 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i7-4820K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR5-5200
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
4 (Quad Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
59.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	6.00 MB
10.00 MB	L3 Cache	32.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
40	PCIe lanes	24
39.4 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	94.5 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-4820K has a TDP of 130 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 is 65 W.
Intel Core i7-4820K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
130 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	88 W
--	TDP up	142 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-4820K has a 10.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 7600 cache has a total of 38.00 MB.
Intel Core i7-4820K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 7600
22 nm	Technology	5 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 2011	Socket	AM5 (LGA 1718)
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q1/2023
280 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4820K (33%)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-4820K (25%)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	772 (38%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	2049 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3392 (30%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	11147 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	740 (28%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	2682 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	2803 (23%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	11967 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	6500 (23%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	27996 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	95 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	840 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	1868 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	14540 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	722 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	5850 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i7-4820K @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael) @ 2.20 GHz	563 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1851 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	141 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 5.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	728 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Core i7-4820K 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 14,540 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	176 (100%)

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