Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +18%

1151

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +29%

11326

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +35%

1286

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +67%

7470

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +2%

961

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +16%

7327

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +10%

2310

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

14258

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +8%

15538

Intel Core i7 6900K

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Mar 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen

i7-6900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

8

Total Core Count

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

34x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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