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The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is newer than Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz also around 16% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 10% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 5 3500 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 2537 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 3500 | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | LGA2011-v3 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 3.8 GHz | Up to 4.1 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 6 (Threads: 12) | 6 (Threads: 6) | |
Cache | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 15MB | L1: 384KB, 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 | Q4 2019 | |
# of Samples | 1796 | 741 | |
CPU Value | 119.3 | 148.8 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2263(-9.5%) | 2501(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 10733(-16.1%) | 12795(0.0%) |
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | 10,733 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | 12,795 | |
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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | 119.3 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | 148.8 | |
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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | 2,263 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | 2,501 | |
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Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 | |
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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 |