Intel Core i7 6800K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6800K with 6 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

951

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +34%

1281

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

6632

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +41%

9354

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

1363

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +20%

1640

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

6495

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +9%

7084

Blender

Intel Core i7 6800K

97

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +60%

156

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

922

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +34%

1240

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

5537

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +27%

7078

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

2269

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +13%

2565

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

10740

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 +64%

17685

Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Jul 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Matisse

i7-6800K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

6

12

Performance Core Threads

12

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.2 GHz

6

Total Core Count

6

12

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

36x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6800K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

28

PCIe Lanes

16

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