Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
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
i5-6600K
-
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM5
Power Consumption
91 W
170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
4
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
5.6 GHz
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
24
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
47x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
-
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
64 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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
-
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
2,033
Cinebench R23
3,963
29,242
Geekbench 6
1,486
2,942
Geekbench 6
4,406
19,092
Blender
63
-
Passmark CPU
2,327
4,317
Passmark CPU
6,329
52,013
Geekbench 5
-
2,277
Geekbench 5
-
20,503