Intel Core i7 6700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6700 with 4 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E with 8 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6700 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.8GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

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

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (45W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700 +3%

1076

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1037

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

5018

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +58%

7957

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700 +7%

1250

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1160

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

3667

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +19%

4393

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700

1002

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

999

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

3915

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +68%

6616

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6700

2299

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +4%

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6700

8046

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +80%

14516

Intel Core i7 6700

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-6700

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

45 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

8

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

8

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

28x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 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

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6700

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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