Intel Core i7 6800K vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6800K with 6 cores 3.4GHz and AMD Ryzen 7 2700E with 8 cores 2.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6800K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.8GHz)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

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

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 15MB)

Lower TDP (45W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

951

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +9%

1037

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

6632

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +19%

7957

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K +17%

1363

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

1160

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K +47%

6495

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

4393

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

922

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +8%

999

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

5537

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +19%

6616

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

2269

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +6%

2409

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6800K

10740

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E +35%

14516

Intel Core i7 6800K

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AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen+

i7-6800K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

45 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

16

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

6

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

28x

32 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

15 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

128 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6800K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

28

PCIe Lanes

20

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