Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X with 6 cores 4.7GHz . 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

Lower TDP (91W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR5-5200 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1043

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +87%

1951

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3982

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +281%

15204

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1314

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +109%

2759

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3782

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +229%

12453

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

1125

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +95%

2200

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

3775

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +215%

11925

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2320

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +81%

4211

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6289

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X +355%

28663

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Raphael

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM5

91 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.3 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

47x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

-

256 K per core

L2 Cache

6 MB

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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