Intel Core i5 6600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Mar 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen
Processor Number
i5-6600
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
4.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM4
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
33x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
39.74 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,042
943
Cinebench R23
3,810
8,046
Geekbench 6
1,215
1,007
Geekbench 5
953
953
Geekbench 6
3,041
4,364
Geekbench 5
3,325
6,212
Blender
41
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Passmark CPU
2,246
1,981
Passmark CPU
5,989
14,717
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.