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AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6900K |
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Processor comparisons 18-02-2022
For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-6900K tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Furmark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, Blender, Handbrake, 3DMark, Blender, 7zip, PCMark 10, SuperPi, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, RealBench, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2.
Gaming performance of CPUs in: - World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Borderlands 3
- Death Stranding
- Valorant
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Overwatch
- Fallout 76
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
- Halo Infinite
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Valheim
- Fortnite
- Apex Legends
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Last Man Standing
- DOOM: Eternal
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Rainbow Six Siege
After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-6900K or AMD Ryzen 5 3500.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Ryzen 5 3500 | 53% |
Core i7-6900K | 54% |
This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-6900K is 1% better than Ryzen 5 3500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Ryzen 5 3500 | 53% |
Core i7-6900K | 55% |
For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 94.7 | 97.2 | | Valorant | 107.6 | 110.4 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 60.3 | 61.8 | | Apex Legends | 101.2 | 103.8 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 80.7 | 82.8 | | Overwatch | 87.2 | 89.4 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 74.3 | 76.2 | | DOOM Eternal | 53.8 | 55.2 | | Warzone | 83.9 | 86.1 | | Assassin's Creed | 90.4 | 92.7 | | Valheim | 89.3 | 91.6 |
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| Ryzen 5 3500 | 276% |
Core i7-6900K | 24% |
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6900K as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 140W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.
Software benchmarksLet's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 188 | 207 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 1129 | 1439 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 464 | 484 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 2652 | 3668 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 995 | 1151 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 7015 | 11326 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Single-Core | 2504 | 2405 | | Multi-Core | 12878 | 13871 |
GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | AMD Ryzen 5 3500 |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Single-Core | 1245 | 1016 | | Multi-Core | 6579 | 8971 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.
| AMD Ryzen 5 3500 |
Intel Core i7-6900K | | Announcement date | February 18, 2019 | April 01, 2016 | | Type | Desktop | Desktop | | Socket | FP5 | FCLGA2011-3 | | Core name | Matisse | Broadwell E | | Architecture | Zen 2 | x86 | | Generation | 3 | 6 | | Turbo Frequency | 3.7 MHz | 3.7 MHz | | Frequency | 2.1 MHz | 3.2 MHz | | Cores | 4 | 8 | | Threads | 8 | 16 | | Bus rate | | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm | | Transistors count | 4200 millions | 2800 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 15 W | 140 W | | Memory type | | DDR4 2400/2133 | | Max. Memory | | 128 Gb | | Memory Frequency | 2400 | | | Memory bandwidth | | | | L1 cache | 384KB | | | L2 cache | 2MB | | | L3 cache | 4MB | 20 MB | | Overclocking | No | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | YM3500C4T4MFG
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-6900K is 34% better than Ryzen 5 3500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-6900K has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 3500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).
Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6900K is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3500 and Intel Core i7-6900K before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i7-9850H
• Vs Core i7-9750HF
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i7-6850K
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i9-13900F
• Vs Core i7-13700T
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700GE
Intel Core i7-6900K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i9-9900T
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-10600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Xeon W-2235
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600HS
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700E
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600U
• Vs Core i7-8086K
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4400GE
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 2700
• Vs Core i9-10880H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i7-10870H
• Vs Core i9-10885H
• Vs Ryzen 7 1800X
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600E
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i5-10500
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i7-10700T
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-11300H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i7-11375H
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i7-11370H
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Core i5-1140G7
• Vs Core i7-1185G7
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i7-9700F
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700X
• Vs Core i7-5960X
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4350GE
• Vs Core i7-7800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
• Vs Core i7-10850H
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4500U
• Vs Core i5-11320H
• Vs Core i5-11260H
• Vs Core i7-1195G7
• Vs Core i7-11390H
• Vs Xeon W-10855M
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650U
• Vs Xeon W-11855M
• Vs Celeron 7300
• Vs Celeron 7305
• Vs Pentium 8500
• Vs Pentium 8505
• Vs Core i3-1210U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5625U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5425U
• Vs Core i9-9880H
• Vs Core i9-9980HK
• Vs Core i7-8700B
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600X
• Vs Core i3-N300
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700X
• Vs Core i3-13300F
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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