Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 2
Processor Number
i7-6850K
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM4
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Transistor Count
—
3.8 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Multiplier
36x
36x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
40
16
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
1,629
Geekbench 6
3,877
8,104
Cinebench R23
—
1,342
Cinebench R23
—
12,173
Geekbench 5
—
1,275
Geekbench 5
—
8,375
Cinebench 2024
—
722
Passmark CPU
—
2,646
Passmark CPU
—
22,611
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.