Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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Intel Core i5 6600K

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X with 6 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (91W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (47.68GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1040

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +27%

1322

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +139%

9493

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1486

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +3%

1534

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +44%

6388

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1125

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +17%

1323

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +94%

7338

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2327

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +13%

2636

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X +187%

18224

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35

Multiplier

38x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

16

PCIe Lanes

16

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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