AMD Ryzen 7 9700F vs Intel Core i5 6600K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
No
HD Graphics 530
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Processor Number
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i5-6600K
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
14 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
91 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38
35
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
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No
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
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
28
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1150 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,211
1,040
Cinebench R23
20,598
3,963
Geekbench 6
3,338
1,486
Geekbench 6
17,701
4,406
Cinebench 2024
138
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Cinebench 2024
1,309
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Blender
—
63
Passmark CPU
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2,327
Passmark CPU
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6,329
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.