Compare processors

Intel logo Core i7-6900K
versus
AMD logo Ryzen 5 3500

Intel Core i7-6900K logo AMD Ryzen 5 3500 logo
General information Core i7-6900K Ryzen 5 3500
Launched Q2 2016 Q4 2019
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket FCLGA2011-3 AM4
Series Name Intel Core i7 AMD Ryzen 5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Matisse
Clock 3.2 GHz 11.1 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 2.4 % 4.1 GHz 0 %
Cores 8 0 % 6 25 %
Threads 16 0 % 6 62.5 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
Maximum supported RAM 128 GB 0 % 128 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 7 nm 50 %
L1 Cache 8 × 32 kB Instruction
8 × 32 kB Data
6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 64 kB Data
L2 Cache 8 × 256 kB
6 × 512 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 20 MB
2 × 16 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6900K Ryzen 5 3500
Overall Score 55407 0 % 53759 3 %
Future Proof 53 % 27.4 % 73 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 9425 0 % 8352 11.4 %
Single Thread Score 2354.7 6.3 % 2512 0 %
Encrypting Data 4044 MB/s 44.7 % 7310.9 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 218.7 MB/s 0 % 139.7 MB/s 36.1 %
String objects sorting 28574 thousand/s 0 % 16177.4 thousand/s 43.4 %
Prime numbers generation 63.7 millions/s 29 % 89.7 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 51401.4 millions/s 0 % 32776.7 millions/s 36.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 33247.3 millions/s 0 % 23477.3 millions/s 29.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6900K, Ryzen 5 3500.

Average frames per second Core i7-6900K Ryzen 5 3500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 118.8 FPS 113.9 FPS
High settings 190.0 FPS 182.2 FPS
Medium settings 237.5 FPS 227.8 FPS
Low settings 296.9 FPS 284.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6900K Ryzen 5 3500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 148.0 FPS 145.0 FPS
High settings 236.7 FPS 232.1 FPS
Medium settings 295.9 FPS 290.1 FPS
Low settings 369.9 FPS 362.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 2 %
Configuration Settings
Gaming astronaut image
Video game
Required
Screen resolution Screen resolution image
Required
Screen resolution image
Compare processors
Processor image
Processor Processor image
Selected processors