Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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Intel Core i5 6600K

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . 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 105W)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1040

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +5%

1102

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +155%

10106

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +29%

1486

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +30%

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +5%

1125

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +93%

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2327

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +3%

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +177%

17559

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Apr 2018

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

12 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

4

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35

Multiplier

37x

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

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 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 2700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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