Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 2
Processor Number
i5-6600K
3960X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
sTRX4
Power Consumption
91 W
280 W
Transistor Count
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23.5 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
24
Performance Core Threads
4
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
24
Total Thread Count
4
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
38x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
95.37 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
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
64
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,307
Cinebench R23
3,963
34,932
Geekbench 6
1,486
1,698
Geekbench 6
4,406
13,003
Blender
63
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Passmark CPU
2,327
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Passmark CPU
6,329
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.