Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Jan 2021
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Vermeer
Processor Number
i7-6700K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM4
Power Consumption
91 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
8
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
8
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
1,584
Cinebench R23
5,646
20,887
Geekbench 6
1,512
2,080
Geekbench 5
1,087
1,715
Geekbench 6
5,068
9,774
Geekbench 5
4,271
13,017
Blender
107
282
Passmark CPU
2,503
3,447
Passmark CPU
8,928
34,510
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.