AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Intel Core i5 6600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Intel Core i5 6600K +11%

1040

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +17%

4641

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Intel Core i5 6600K +30%

1486

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Intel Core i5 6600K +17%

4406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Intel Core i5 6600K +22%

1125

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +2%

3861

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Intel Core i5 6600K +10%

2327

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X +43%

9063

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Intel Core i5 6600K

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

Aug 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i5-6600K

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

91 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

8

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

8

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

35

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1150 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 6600K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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