AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Intel Core i7 6850K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 4 cores 3.1GHz and Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.1GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (15MB vs 8MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

833

Intel Core i7 6850K +17%

979

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3010

Intel Core i7 6850K +141%

7282

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +23%

1216

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3709

Intel Core i7 6850K +4%

3877

Blender

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

43

Intel Core i7 6850K +88%

81

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

928

Intel Core i7 6850K +6%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3042

Intel Core i7 6850K +93%

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1924

Intel Core i7 6850K +25%

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

6284

Intel Core i7 6850K +81%

11382

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i7 6850K

General Parameters

Jul 2017

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6850K

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

31x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6850K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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