Intel Core i7 6700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-6700K
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
No
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
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Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM5
Power Consumption
91 W
65 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
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
8
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
40
38
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
192 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
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
28
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,129
1,690
Cinebench R23
5,646
12,810
Geekbench 6
1,512
3,051
Geekbench 5
1,087
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Geekbench 6
5,068
14,235
Geekbench 5
4,271
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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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860
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.