Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

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Intel Core i5 6600K AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X with 12 cores 3.5GHz . 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 2920X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.62GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1043

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +13%

1180

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3982

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +283%

15269

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +22%

1314

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

1077

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3782

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +91%

7251

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +1%

1125

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

1106

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +185%

10796

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2320

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +5%

2446

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6289

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X +292%

24659

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Oct 2018

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

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

sTR4

91 W

Power Consumption

180 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

68 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

12

4

Performance Core Threads

24

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

12

4

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

35x

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

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

2048 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

87.62 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 2920X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

60

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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