Intel Core i7 6800K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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Intel Core i7 6800K

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6800K with 6 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 16 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

1363

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +71%

2331

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

6495

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +108%

13539

Blender

Intel Core i7 6800K

93

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT +323%

394

Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jul 2024

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i7-6800K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AMD Socket AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

-

Generation

Ryzen 9 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

-

Transistor Count

8.3 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

2x74 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

12 nm

-

I/O Die Size

125 mm²

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

32

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

33.0

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 KB per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6800K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

3.0

PCIe Version

4

28

PCIe Lanes

20

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