AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core i5 6600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2024
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Processor Number
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i5-6600
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
14 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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Foundry
TSMC
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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Transistor Count
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1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
39
33x
L1 Cache
80 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
192 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1150 MHz
Execution Units
2
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
28
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,119
1,042
Cinebench R23
16,284
3,810
Geekbench 6
3,331
1,215
Geekbench 6
15,031
3,041
Cinebench 2024
130
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Cinebench 2024
913
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Cinebench 2026
4,122
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Passmark CPU
4,571
2,246
Passmark CPU
29,828
5,989
Geekbench 5
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953
Geekbench 5
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3,325
Blender
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41
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.