AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel Core i7 6850K

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

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +12%

1102

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +38%

10106

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +16%

1151

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +48%

5763

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +8%

1068

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +24%

7310

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +54%

17559

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i7 6850K

General Parameters

Apr 2018

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

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

105 W

Power Consumption

140 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

37x

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

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6850K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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