Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Sep 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Raphael
Processor Number
i7-6700K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM5
Power Consumption
91 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.3 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
47x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
24
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
1,951
Cinebench R23
5,646
15,204
Geekbench 6
1,512
2,759
Geekbench 5
1,087
2,200
Geekbench 6
5,068
12,453
Geekbench 5
4,271
11,925
Blender
107
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Passmark CPU
2,503
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Passmark CPU
8,928
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Cinebench 2024
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115
Cinebench 2024
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903
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.