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Intel Core i7-6700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i7-6700
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2022-04-04
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-6700 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2015.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    209 left arrow place

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    277 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    239 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    350 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    429 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    462 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    98 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    54 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    46 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    373 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    77 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 15 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    87 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    108 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    75 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-7700 left arrow -
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.4 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 530 left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Intel Core i7-6700. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    - left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-6700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-6700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow 2022-04-04
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vermeer
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.5 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000926
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow Not Included

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-6700

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

More results: 10

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 7693.313741 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B550M DS3H AC
Duration: 129.983 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-6700 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1071.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
1532.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

4921.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
13802.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

406.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
588.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1774.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
5330.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

171.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
253.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

816.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
2307.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

983.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
1634.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3801.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
10179.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

10212.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
27411.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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