AMD Athlon X4 750 vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750 and Intel Core i7-6900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 750

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2140 vs 1005

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2140 vs 1005

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2327 vs 1497
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14465 vs 2625
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7893 vs 4978

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
L1 cache	32 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2327 vs 1497
PassMark - CPU mark	14465 vs 2625
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7893 vs 4978

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1497

2327

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2625

14465

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2140

1005

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4978

7893

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1497	2327
PassMark - CPU mark	2625	14465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2140	1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4978	7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750XOKA44HL
Place in performance rating	1298	1317
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Broadwell E
Launch date		May 2016
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,020
Price now		$1,198.99
Processor Number		i7-6900K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	32 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 2400/2133
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)