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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K: Comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K separate most on l2 cache: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X at 3 MB, Intel Core Ultra 5 245K at 26 MB, 88% in favour of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K. L3 Cache splits them by another 25%, this time favouring AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. They match on 10 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and performance cores. In Blender Cycles (CPU) the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K scores 318 against 151 for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, a lead of 53%.

AMDAMD Ryzen 5 5600X

IntelIntel Core Ultra 5 245K

Specs

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Specification	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
Brand	AMD	Intel
Form Factor	Desktop	Desktop
Model Number	5600X	245K
Codename	Vermeer	Arrow Lake-S
Core/Thread Count	6 Core / 12 Thread	14 Core (6P+8E) / 14 Thread
TDP	65 W	125W Base / 159W Max Turbo
iGPU	None (CPU only)	Intel Arc Graphics (4 Xe Cores)
Market Segment	Desktop	Desktop
Cache	32MB L3 + 3MB L2 + 384KB L1	24MB L3 + 26MB L2
Socket	AM4	LGA 1851
Boost/Base Clock	4.6 GHz / 3.7 GHz	5.2 GHz / 4.2 GHz
Socket Status	End of Life	Current
Process Node	7 nm	3 nm
Performance Cores	6	6
Efficiency Cores	0	8
SMT Enabled	true	false
P-Core Base Clock	3.7	4.2
P-Core Boost Clock	4.6	5.2
Unlocked Multiplier	true	true
L2 Cache	3 MB-88%	26 MB
L3 Cache	32 MB	24 MB-25%
3D Stacked Cache	false	false
Base Power	65 W	125 W
Max Turbo Power	88	159
Memory Type	DDR4	DDR5
Max Memory Speed	3200	6400
Memory Channels	2	2
Max Memory Capacity	128	256
ECC Support	true	true
Integrated Graphics	No	Yes
Copilot Plus Certified	false	false
PCIe Generation	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe Lanes	24	24
Launch MSRP	299	309
Retail Availability	Boxed Retail	Boxed Retail
Series	Ryzen 5	Core Ultra 5
CPU Process Node	7 Nanometers (TSMC)	TSMC N3B (Compute Tile)
Architecture	Zen 3, Ryzen 5000 Series	Arrow Lake, Core Ultra 200 Series
Cores	6	14
Threads	12	14

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

Blender Cycles (CPU)

Blender 4.5, Blender Open Data (CC0). Median of monster + junkshop + classroom, combined samples/min.

Blender renders 3D scenes by tracing light through them, which loads every core at once. The score measures sustained multi-core throughput, so a chip that wins here can still lose at gaming, where one or two fast cores matter more. Figures come from Blender's Open Data project, which places no restriction on reuse, and we publish the median of every submission for that chip on the same Blender version.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X151n=241-53%

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K318n=25Best

Specs

Benchmarks

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