Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

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Intel Core i7 6850K

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 6 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6850K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +9%

979

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

898

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +18%

7282

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

6168

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +16%

1144

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +32%

5129

Blender

Intel Core i7 6850K

81

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +41%

115

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +6%

988

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

924

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +16%

5881

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

5065

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +16%

2409

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

2060

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 +7%

12279

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-6850K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

32x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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