Intel Core i5 6600 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 6600

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6600 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.3GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600 +3%

1042

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3810

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +678%

29651

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600

1215

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +3%

1253

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3041

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +145%

7480

Blender

Intel Core i5 6600

38

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +1257%

516

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600

953

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +2%

977

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3325

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +421%

17328

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600

2246

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +1%

2278

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

5989

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +432%

31873

Intel Core i5 6600

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Aug 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-6600

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

19.2 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

250 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

32

4

Performance Core Threads

64

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

4

Total Core Count

32

4

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

30x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.42 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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