AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Core i7 6700

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Intel Core i7 6700 with 4 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 2600X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Intel Core i7 6700 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +1%

1090

Intel Core i7 6700

1076

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +49%

7507

Intel Core i7 6700

5018

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

1164

Intel Core i7 6700 +7%

1250

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +42%

5236

Intel Core i7 6700

3667

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +4%

1048

Intel Core i7 6700

1002

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +47%

5787

Intel Core i7 6700

3915

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +3%

2370

Intel Core i7 6700

2299

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X +73%

13981

Intel Core i7 6700

8046

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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Intel Core i7 6700

General Parameters

Apr 2018

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i7-6700

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

4

12

Performance Core Threads

8

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

4

12

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

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

8 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 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 2600X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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