Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 16MB)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 's Advantages

Released 3 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +2%

1151

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

1122

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +100%

11326

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

5647

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

1286

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +11%

1434

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +46%

7470

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

5105

Blender

Intel Core i7 6900K +37%

131

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

95

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

961

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +32%

1269

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +44%

7327

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

5059

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

2310

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 +4%

2413

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +23%

14258

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

11547

Intel Core i7 6900K

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AMD Ryzen 3 3100

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Apr 2020

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Zen 2

i7-6900K

Processor Number

-

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

AM4

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

8

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

51.2 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6900K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 3100

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

16

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