AMD Ryzen 7 2700E vs Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

Intel Core i5 6600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700E with 8 cores 2.8GHz 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 7 2700E 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (45W vs 91W)

Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.8GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1046

Intel Core i5 6600K

1040

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +101%

7973

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1160

Intel Core i5 6600K +28%

1486

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

4393

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

999

Intel Core i5 6600K +12%

1125

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +75%

6616

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +3%

2409

Intel Core i5 6600K

2327

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +129%

14516

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

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Intel Core i5 6600K

General Parameters

Sep 2018

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

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

45 W

Power Consumption

91 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

4

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28x

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

DDR4-2933

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 7 2700E

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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