Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

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Intel Core i7 6850K

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 with 8 cores 3.4GHz . 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 51.2GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 15MB)

More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

979

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +60%

1568

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

7282

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +92%

14000

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

986

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +108%

2051

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

3877

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +145%

9507

Blender

Intel Core i7 6850K

81

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +153%

205

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

988

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +67%

1658

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

5881

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +59%

9390

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

2409

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +40%

3388

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6850K

11382

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 +126%

25830

Intel Core i7 6850K

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AMD Ryzen 7 5800

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jan 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Vermeer

i7-6850K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

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

3.4 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

34x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

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

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 5800

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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