AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7 6900K

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 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 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)

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

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

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Intel Core i7 6900K +18%

1151

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

8737

Intel Core i7 6900K +29%

11326

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

949

Intel Core i7 6900K +35%

1286

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

4457

Intel Core i7 6900K +67%

7470

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

937

Intel Core i7 6900K +2%

961

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

6302

Intel Core i7 6900K +16%

7327

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Intel Core i7 6900K +10%

2310

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +8%

15538

Intel Core i7 6900K

14258

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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Intel Core i7 6900K

General Parameters

Mar 2017

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

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AM4

Socket

LGA-2011-3

95 W

Power Consumption

140 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

8

16

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.7 GHz

8

Total Core Count

8

16

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

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133

64 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

4

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Official Website

Intel Core i7 6900K

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

40

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