AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X vs Intel Core i5 6600K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X with 64 cores 2.9GHz and Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (95.37GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Lower TDP (91W vs 280W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+21%
1262
Intel Core i5 6600K
1040
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+1809%
75671
Intel Core i5 6600K
3963
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
1138
Intel Core i5 6600K
+30%
1486
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+154%
11211
Intel Core i5 6600K
4406
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+12%
1265
Intel Core i5 6600K
1125
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+627%
27453
Intel Core i5 6600K
3775
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+10%
2564
Intel Core i5 6600K
2327
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
+1169%
80316
Intel Core i5 6600K
6329
General Parameters
Jan 2020
Release Date
Aug 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 2
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i5-6600K
sTRX4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Package
19.2 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
280 W
Power Consumption
91 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
64
Performance Cores
4
128
Performance Core Threads
4
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
64
Total Core Count
4
128
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
29x
Multiplier
35
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
128 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
256 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4
Max Memory Channels
2
95.37 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
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
64
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
