Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 with 8 cores 3.0GHz . 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 3.0GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +3%

979

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

943

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +10%

8046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +2%

1007

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +12%

4364

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +3%

988

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

953

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +5%

6212

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K +21%

2409

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

1981

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 +29%

14717

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Mar 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

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.0 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

30x

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 7 1700

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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