AMD Ryzen 5 3501U vs Intel Core i7 6900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2026
May 2016
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Core Architecture
Picasso
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 8
N/A
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen+ (Picasso))
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i7-6900K
Package
Transistor Count
4.94 billions
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Manufacturing Process
12 nm
14 nm
Socket
AMD Socket FP5
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
15 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Die Size
210 mm²
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Package
FP5
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
21.0
32x
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
4 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
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8
Performance Core Threads
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16
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
38.4 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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40
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,081
1,286
Geekbench 6
2,981
7,470
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.