Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X with 4 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6600K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Larger L3 cache size (6MB vs 4MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +9%

1314

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1201

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +13%

3782

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3337

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +8%

1125

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

1035

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K +9%

3775

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3439

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

2320

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +1%

2364

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600K

6289

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X +20%

7577

Intel Core i5 6600K

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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

General Parameters

Aug 2015

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-6600K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

4

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

35x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

128 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

4 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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