Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X with 8 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 's Advantages

Released 6 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

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

Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 20MB)

Lower TDP (105W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

1151

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +73%

1994

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

11326

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +77%

20058

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

1286

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +119%

2824

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7470

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +98%

14853

Blender

Intel Core i7 6900K

131

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +151%

329

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

961

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +129%

2210

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7327

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +92%

14074

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

2310

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +84%

4263

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

14258

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X +154%

36309

Intel Core i7 6900K

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Sep 2022

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Raphael

i7-6900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM5

140 W

Power Consumption

105 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.5 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

8

Total Core Count

8

16

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

45x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

512 KB

256 K per core

L2 Cache

8 MB

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

32 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

83.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

-

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X

3.0

PCIe Version

5.0

40

PCIe Lanes

24

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