Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 7500F with 6 cores 3.7GHz . 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
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (83.2GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
1040
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+74%
1818
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
3963
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+248%
13809
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
1486
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+86%
2764
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
4406
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+202%
13316
Blender
Intel Core i5 6600K
63
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+300%
252
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
1125
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+75%
1969
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
3775
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+165%
10015
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
2327
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+65%
3840
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
6329
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
+324%
26862
General Parameters
Aug 2015
Release Date
Jul 2023
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Raphael)
i5-6600K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM5
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
No
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Raphael))
Package
-
Transistor Count
6.5 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
91 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35
Multiplier
37
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
