AMD Ryzen 7 9700F vs Intel Core i7 6900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
May 2016
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Processor Number
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i7-6900K
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
14 nm
Socket
AM5
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
65 W
140 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
38
32x
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
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
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No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
28
40
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,211
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Cinebench R23
20,598
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Geekbench 6
3,338
1,286
Geekbench 6
17,701
7,470
Cinebench 2024
138
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Cinebench 2024
1,309
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.