Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600K with 4 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT 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 Advantages
Integrated graphics card
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT Advantages
Released 9 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
1486
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
+46%
2175
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600K
4406
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
+88%
8316
General Parameters
Aug 2015
Release Date
Oct 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Vermeer
i5-6600K
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
-
Transistor Count
4.15 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
91 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
74 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
12 nm
-
I/O Die Size
125 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
4
Performance Core Threads
-
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
4
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35
Multiplier
37.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
