Intel Core i7 6900K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Processor Number
i7-6900K
-
Integrated Graphics
N/A
No
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
4 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
AM5
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
5 GHz
Total Core Count
8
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
38
L1 Cache
64 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,286
3,051
Geekbench 6
7,470
14,235
Cinebench R23
-
1,690
Cinebench R23
-
12,810
Cinebench 2024
-
115
Cinebench 2024
-
860