Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Nov 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Raphael
Processor Number
i7-6850K
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Generation
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Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AMD Socket AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Transistor Count
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11.27 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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89°C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
6
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Multiplier
36x
40.0
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
96 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
40
24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2200 MHz
Execution Units
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2
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
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Geekbench 6
3,877
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