AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Intel Core i7 6850K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz 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 5 1600 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

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 3.2GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

898

Intel Core i7 6850K +9%

979

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

6168

Intel Core i7 6850K +18%

7282

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +16%

1144

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +32%

5129

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +41%

115

Intel Core i7 6850K

81

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

924

Intel Core i7 6850K +6%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5065

Intel Core i7 6850K +16%

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2060

Intel Core i7 6850K +16%

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +7%

12279

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Intel Core i7 6850K

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

i7-6850K

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

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

32x

Multiplier

36x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 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 5 1600

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6850K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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