Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE with 4 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Lower TDP (35W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +30%

1314

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

1009

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +25%

3782

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

3013

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +46%

1125

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

769

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +11%

3775

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

3375

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +1%

2320

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

2290

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6289

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE +41%

8881

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Sep 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Picasso

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Vega 11

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

35 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

33x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

704

-

Texture Units

44

-

Raster Operation Units

8

-

Execution Units

11

-

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

1.746 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3400GE

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

8

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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