Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Apr 2022
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Vermeer
Processor Number
i7-6900K
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
7 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM4
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
90 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
35x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
-
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
1,995
Geekbench 6
7,470
8,477
Cinebench R23
-
1,487
Cinebench R23
-
11,040
Geekbench 5
-
1,526
Geekbench 5
-
7,642
Cinebench 2024
-
85
Cinebench 2024
-
642
Blender
-
184
Passmark CPU
-
3,247
Passmark CPU
-
21,382