Intel Core i7 6850K vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-6850K
9945
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Radeon Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
5.4 GHz
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
36x
34
L1 Cache
32 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
15 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
—
Max Memory Channels
4
—
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
40
28
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2200 MHz
Shader Units
—
128
Texture Units
—
8
Raster Operation Units
—
4
Execution Units
—
2
Power Consumption
—
15
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
986
3,284
Geekbench 6
3,877
16,188
Cinebench R23
—
2,117
Cinebench R23
—
19,948
Cinebench 2024
—
135
Cinebench 2024
—
1,230
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.