AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Core i7 6800K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 6800K with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

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

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Intel Core i7 6800K +2%

951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

6409

Intel Core i7 6800K +3%

6632

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Intel Core i7 6800K +31%

1363

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

4315

Intel Core i7 6800K +50%

6495

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +7%

988

Intel Core i7 6800K

922

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +6%

5881

Intel Core i7 6800K

5537

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Intel Core i7 6800K +3%

2269

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +21%

13019

Intel Core i7 6800K

10740

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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Intel Core i7 6800K

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

i7-6800K

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

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 1600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6800K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

24

PCIe Lanes

28

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