AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-6850K
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
100%
Intel Core i7-6850K
109%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
100%
Intel Core i7-6850K
115%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
100%
Intel Core i7-6850K
106%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
| 45 watts lower power draw. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6850K |
| 15% higher single threaded performance. |
| 6% higher multi threaded performance. |
| Around 9% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6850K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-6850K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMT | | | |
| XFR | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-6850K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Broadwell-E |
| Release Date | Jun 2017 | vs | May 2016 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-6850K | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-6850K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16384 KB (shared) | vs | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-6850K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 192mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | | Intel Core i7-6850K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 3700 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 95 W | vs | 140 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
4070 points
Intel Core i7-6850K
4256 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
26571 points
Intel Core i7-6850K
29030 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
2545
Intel Core i7-6850K
2473
points per second - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
31310
Intel Core i7-6850K
33950
MIPS - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
104
Intel Core i7-6850K
134.72
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
860.58
Intel Core i7-6850K
1076.03
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
161
Intel Core i7-6850K
164
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
1245
Intel Core i7-6850K
1195
points - higher is better