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The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is newer than Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz also around 19% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 14414 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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×Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | ×AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | LGA2011-v3 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | Up to 3.9 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 6 (Threads: 12) | 6 (Threads: 12) | |
Cache | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 15MB | L1: 576KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 16MB | |
TDP | 140W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $25.55 | $11.86 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q2 2016 | Q2 2018 | |
# of Samples | 1797 | 12617 | |
CPU Value | 80.9 | 162.1 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2264(0.0%) | 2243(-0.9%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 10734(-18.6%) | 13183(0.0%) |
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | 10,734 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 13,183 | |
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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | 80.9 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 162.1 | |
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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | 2,264 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 2,243 | |
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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | |
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Max TDP | 140W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |