AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7 6700K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 2700 with 8 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 6700K with 4 cores 4.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)
Intel Core i7 6700K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1049
Intel Core i7 6700K
+7%
1129
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
+57%
8871
Intel Core i7 6700K
5646
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1115
Intel Core i7 6700K
+35%
1512
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
+20%
6098
Intel Core i7 6700K
5068
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
1013
Intel Core i7 6700K
+7%
1087
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
+57%
6735
Intel Core i7 6700K
4271
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
2173
Intel Core i7 6700K
+15%
2503
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
+75%
15640
Intel Core i7 6700K
8928
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Aug 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i7-6700K
AM4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
91 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
4.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
40
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
8 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
