Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Sep 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Raphael
Processor Number
i7-6900K
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
5.3 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
47x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
—
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
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
5.0
PCIe Lanes
40
24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
2,759
Geekbench 6
7,470
12,453
Cinebench R23
—
1,951
Cinebench R23
—
15,204
Geekbench 5
—
2,200
Geekbench 5
—
11,925
Cinebench 2024
—
115
Cinebench 2024
—
903
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.