AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i7 6900K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core i7 6900K
+13%
1151
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core i7 6900K
+59%
11326
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i7 6900K
+9%
1286
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core i7 6900K
+65%
7470
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
129
Intel Core i7 6900K
+48%
192
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+7%
1029
Intel Core i7 6900K
961
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5638
Intel Core i7 6900K
+29%
7327
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2242
Intel Core i7 6900K
+3%
2310
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13124
Intel Core i7 6900K
+8%
14258
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
May 2016
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
-
Processor Number
i7-6900K
AM4
Socket
LGA-2011-3
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
6
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
32x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
