AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Intel Core i7 6800K

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz 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 7 5700X 's Advantages

Released 5 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +57%

1501

Intel Core i7 6800K

951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +111%

14028

Intel Core i7 6800K

6632

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +14%

1561

Intel Core i7 6800K

1363

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +29%

8390

Intel Core i7 6800K

6495

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +76%

1625

Intel Core i7 6800K

922

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +70%

9452

Intel Core i7 6800K

5537

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +48%

3363

Intel Core i7 6800K

2269

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X +147%

26541

Intel Core i7 6800K

10740

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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Intel Core i7 6800K

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

May 2016

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen 3

Core Architecture

Broadwell E

Vermeer

Processor Number

i7-6800K

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

140 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

4.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

32 K per core

4 M

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

15 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6800K

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

28

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