Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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Intel Core i7 6700K

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700K with 4 cores 4.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6700K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.9GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

1129

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +87%

2119

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

5646

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +188%

16284

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

1512

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +120%

3331

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

5068

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +196%

15031

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

2503

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +82%

4571

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700K

8928

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X +234%

29828

Intel Core i7 6700K

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Jun 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

i7-6700K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

-

Generation

Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

8

Performance Core Threads

12

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

8

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40

Multiplier

39

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2200 MHz

-

Execution Units

2

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6700K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

28

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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