Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

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Intel Core i5 6600K

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D with 6 cores 3.3GHz . 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

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Lower TDP (91W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (96MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1040

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +34%

1402

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +158%

10232

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1486

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +40%

2089

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +106%

9119

Blender

Intel Core i5 6600K

63

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +152%

159

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1125

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +41%

1595

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +122%

8392

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2327

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +38%

3224

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D +248%

22039

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Jul 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

-

Skylake

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 5(Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

-

4

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 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

33.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

96 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

-

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 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 5600X3D

3.0

PCIe Version

4

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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