AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel Core i5 6600K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz 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 2700X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (91W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +5%

1102

Intel Core i5 6600K

1040

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +155%

10106

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Intel Core i5 6600K +29%

1486

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +30%

5763

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Intel Core i5 6600K +5%

1125

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +93%

7310

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +3%

2401

Intel Core i5 6600K

2327

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +177%

17559

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i5 6600K

General Parameters

Apr 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

105 W

Power Consumption

91 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

4

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

37x

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 2700X

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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