AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D vs Intel Core i7 6900K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2025
May 2016
Manufacturer
Amd
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Broadwell E
Integrated Graphics
No
N/A
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
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Processor Number
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i7-6900K
Package
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
14 nm
Socket
AM4
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
105 W
140 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
142 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
90 °C
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Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
74 mm²
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I/O Process Size
12 nm
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I/O Die Size
125 mm²
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Package
µOPGA-1331
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
6
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
96 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
20
40
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,379
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Cinebench R23
9,804
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Geekbench 6
1,932
1,286
Geekbench 6
8,204
7,470
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.