Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
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
i5-6600K
-
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
No
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM5
Power Consumption
91 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C
Die Size
-
70.6 mm²
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
5.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
8
Total Thread Count
4
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
38
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
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
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
2,211
Cinebench R23
3,963
20,598
Geekbench 6
1,486
3,338
Geekbench 6
4,406
17,701
Blender
63
-
Passmark CPU
2,327
-
Passmark CPU
6,329
-
Cinebench 2024
-
138
Cinebench 2024
-
1,309