Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6850K with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT with 12 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 6850K 's Advantages

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

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT 's Advantages

Released 8 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Score

Intel Core i7 6850K

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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

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

i7-6850K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

36x

Multiplier

33x

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

64 MB

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

47.68 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6850K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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