AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i7-6800K
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i7-6800K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
- 4 more threads: 16 vs 12
- Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 7% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt
- Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 2261
- Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17711 vs 10734
- Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1196 vs 918
- Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6759 vs 5410
- Around 25% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 4614 vs 3686
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | March 2019 vs May 2016 |
| Number of cores | 8 vs 6 |
| Number of threads | 16 vs 12 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) vs 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) vs 15360 KB (shared) |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 140 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2563 vs 2261 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 17711 vs 10734 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1196 vs 918 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6759 vs 5410 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4614 vs 3686 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6800K
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i7-6800K |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2563 | 2261 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 17711 | 10734 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1196 | 918 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6759 | 5410 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 4614 | 3686 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 7.629 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 89.35 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.985 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.774 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 10.121 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | Intel Core i7-6800K | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Broadwell E |
| Launch date | March 2019 | May 2016 |
| Place in performance rating | 1148 | 1791 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $345 | |
| Price now | $419.99 | |
| Processor Number | i7-6800K | |
| Series | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 9.53 | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 15360 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 4.4 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Number of cores | 8 | 6 |
| Number of threads | 16 | 12 |
| Transistor count | 4800 million | |
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| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 2400/2133 |
| Max memory channels | 4 | |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2011-3 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 140 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Smart Response technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Graphics |
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| Processor graphics | None | |
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 28 | |
| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
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