Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

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Intel Core i5 6600K

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X with 8 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 180W)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X 's Advantages

Released 2 years late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (79.47GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +3%

1040

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

1005

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3963

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X +126%

8979

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +36%

1486

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

1091

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

4406

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X +41%

6234

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +9%

1125

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X +91%

7235

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2327

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

2323

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6329

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X +167%

16901

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Aug 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

9.6 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

180 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

4

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

4

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35

Multiplier

38x

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

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

79.47 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 Threadripper 1900X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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