AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7 6900K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz . 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 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

930

Intel Core i7 6900K +23%

1151

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

4641

Intel Core i7 6900K +144%

11326

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

1136

Intel Core i7 6900K +13%

1286

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3734

Intel Core i7 6900K +100%

7470

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

918

Intel Core i7 6900K +4%

961

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

3861

Intel Core i7 6900K +89%

7327

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

2111

Intel Core i7 6900K +9%

2310

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

9063

Intel Core i7 6900K +57%

14258

AMD Ryzen 5 1500X

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Intel Core i7 6900K

General Parameters

Apr 2017

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

-

Processor Number

i7-6900K

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

65 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

32x

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

20 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 5 1500X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6900K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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