Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Amd
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i5-6600K
9950X3D2
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Radeon Graphics
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM5
Power Consumption
91 W
200 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
270 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
4
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
5.6 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
4
32
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
35
43
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
192 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
400 MHz
Shader Units
-
128
Texture Units
-
8
Raster Operation Units
-
4
Execution Units
-
2
Power Consumption
-
15
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,040
-
Cinebench R23
3,963
-
Geekbench 6
1,486
3,551
Geekbench 6
4,406
24,343
Blender
63
-
Passmark CPU
2,327
-
Passmark CPU
6,329
-