Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Apr 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Processor Number
i5-6600K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Radeon 780M
Generation
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Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
FP8
Power Consumption
91 W
9-30 W
Transistor Count
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25 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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100°C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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178 mm²
Package
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FP8
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
33x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5600,LPDDR5x-7500
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
2700 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
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800 MHz
Shader Units
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768
Texture Units
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48
Raster Operation Units
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32
Execution Units
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12
Power Consumption
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15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
1,719
Cinebench R23
3,963
13,884
Geekbench 6
1,486
2,522
Geekbench 6
4,406
11,212
Blender
63
197
Passmark CPU
2,327
3,617
Passmark CPU
6,329
25,181
Geekbench 5
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1,841
Geekbench 5
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9,906
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.