Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Sep 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Raphael
Processor Number
i5-6600K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM5
Power Consumption
91 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
45x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 KB
L2 Cache
256 K per core
8 MB
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
32 MB
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,989
Cinebench R23
3,963
20,001
Geekbench 6
1,486
2,824
Geekbench 6
4,406
14,853
Blender
63
329
Passmark CPU
2,327
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Passmark CPU
6,329
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Geekbench 5
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2,210
Geekbench 5
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14,074
Cinebench 2024
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117
Cinebench 2024
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1,078
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.