Intel Core Ultra 5 226V vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 226V and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
1699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
1541
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
9867
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11838
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
92
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
512
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
607
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
3926
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3363
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
18990
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21869
Integer Math39.9 GOps/s71.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math54.6 GOps/s39.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Search175 M primes/s133 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.5 M strings/s26.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption13.5 GB/s15.7 GB/s
Data Compression183.2 MB/s252.4 MB/s
Physics1543 frames/s1318 frames/s
Extended Instructions16 M matrices/s17 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
2516
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
9636
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File Compression906.1 MB/s954.5 MB/s
Clang Compilation57.9 KLines/s66.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser253.7 pages/s169 pages/s
PDF Rendering269.4 MP/sec245 MP/sec
Text Processing277.9 pages/s213.5 pages/s
Background Blur46.5 frames/s47.2 frames/s
Photo Processing105.2 frames/s68.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing7.3 MP/sec16 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 260.4 PPW 140.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 513.2 PPW 336.4 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 13.8 PPW 9.3 PPW
Blender / W n/a 2.41 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced September, 4, 2024 October, 8, 2020
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number 226V n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130V No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 2.1 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.1 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count86
Threads count812
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier21x37x
L1 cache192 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2560 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache8 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 17-37 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 37 W 88 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 AM4
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 DDR4-3200
Max Size 16 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 47.68 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 8 20

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