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| Intel Core i5 6600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X |
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First seen on April, 2017
AMD Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X
- 3.6 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X
![]() | Much more l2 cache 3 MB | ![]() | Significantly more l3 cache 16 MB |
![]() | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C | ![]() | More threads 12 |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Core i5 6600K vs the AMD Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X. | |||||||
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Much more l2 cache | 3 MB | vs | 1 MB | 3x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Significantly more l3 cache | 16 MB | vs | 6 MB | Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 64 °C | Around 50% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
More threads | 12 | vs | 4 | Three times as many threads | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 2.67 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 80% more l3 cache per core | |||
More cores | 6 | vs | 4 | 2 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
More l2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core |
Features Key features of the Core i5 6600K vs Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X
clock speed
Core i5 6600K
3.5 GHz
Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X
3.6 GHz
turbo clock speed
Core i5 6600K
3.9 GHz
Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X
4 GHz
L2 cache
Core i5 6600K
1 MB
L3 cache
Core i5 6600K
6 MB
Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X
16 MB
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 6600K | vs | Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X |
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Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Hexa core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 |
details | Core i5 6600K | vs | Ryzen 5 Ryzen™ 5 1600X |
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Threads | 4 | 12 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 3 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 16 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 2.67 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 14 nm | 14 nm | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 64°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
power consumption | |||
Typical power consumption | 73.94W | N/A |
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