Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X with 8 cores 3.7GHz . 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 43.71GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

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

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +12%

1102

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +38%

10107

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +16%

1151

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +48%

5763

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +8%

1068

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +24%

7310

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

2401

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X +54%

17559

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Apr 2018

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

12 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

37x

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

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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