AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X vs Intel Core i5 6600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Intel Core i5 6600

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.62GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 6600 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +13%

1180

Intel Core i5 6600

1042

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +300%

15269

Intel Core i5 6600

3810

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

1077

Intel Core i5 6600 +12%

1215

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +138%

7251

Intel Core i5 6600

3041

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +16%

1106

Intel Core i5 6600

953

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +224%

10796

Intel Core i5 6600

3325

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +8%

2446

Intel Core i5 6600

2246

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +311%

24659

Intel Core i5 6600

5989

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Intel Core i5 6600

General Parameters

Oct 2018

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i5-6600

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

9.6 billions

Transistor Count

1.75 billions

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

180 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

4

24

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

4.3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

12

Total Core Count

4

24

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

33x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.62 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 Threadripper 2920X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 6600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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