Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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Intel Core i5 6600K

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 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 6600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +10%

1040

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

943

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +103%

8046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +47%

1486

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1007

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

4364

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +18%

1125

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

953

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +64%

6212

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +17%

2327

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1981

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +132%

14717

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

4

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35

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

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 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 7 1700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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