Intel Core i7-6700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-6700K and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1138 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 941 |
| 4436 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 4398 |
| 8973 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 13329 |
| 2529 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2469 |
| 5163 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score | 5560 |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-6700K | Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
| 4000 MHz | Frequency | 2100 MHz |
| 4200 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 91 W | TDP | 15 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 530 | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Cezanne |
| FCLGA1151 | Package | Socket FP6 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1141 | Single-Core Score | 969 |
| 4921 | Multi-Core Score | 3353 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Linux x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H1323) | Operating System | Pop!_OS 21.04 |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Late 2015) | Model | LENOVO 20Y70047MX |
| iMac17,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-DB15BD556843C820 iMac17,1 | Motherboard | LENOVO 20Y70047MX |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-6700K | Name | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 6 Cores, 12 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 104 Stepping 1 |
| 4.00 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.06 GHz |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 6 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 6 |
| 8.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB x 2 |
Memory Information
| 32.00 GB | Size | 14.53 GB |
| 2400 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1141 | Single-Core Score | 969 |
|---|---|---|
| 1258 | Crypto Score | 1862 |
| 1117 | Integer Score | 901 |
| 1175 | Floating Point Score | 969 |
| 1258 2.14 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1862 3.17 GB/sec |
| 1081 5.47 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 773 3.91 MB/sec |
| 1165 55.1 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1154 54.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1095 3.09 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 670 1.89 MTE/sec |
| 997 1.17 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 924 1.09 MElements/sec |
| 1042 326.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 876 274.6 Krows/sec |
| 1196 64.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 964 52.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1164 370.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 904 287.9 KB/sec |
| 1077 8.39 Klines/sec | Clang | 832 6.48 Klines/sec |
| 1261 14.6 images/sec | Camera | 1119 13.0 images/sec |
| 1086 1.36 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 575 718.8 Kpairs/sec |
| 1433 8880.3 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1167 7227.5 FPS |
| 354 19.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1114 61.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 734 5.65 images/sec | Face Detection | 1298 10.00 images/sec |
| 1205 29.7 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1089 26.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2434 119.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1487 73.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2238 30.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 2319 31.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1294 1.04 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1489 1.20 Mpixels/sec |
| 1155 10.3 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 816 7.31 Kpixels/sec |
| 1093 34.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 326 10.4 Words/sec |
| 1356 52.4 images/sec | Machine Learning | 490 19.0 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4921 | Multi-Core Score | 3353 |
|---|---|---|
| 5613 | Crypto Score | 2033 |
| 4651 | Integer Score | 3381 |
| 5391 | Floating Point Score | 3511 |
| 5613 9.57 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2033 3.47 GB/sec |
| 5058 25.6 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2285 11.6 MB/sec |
| 5566 263.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 5036 238.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 3533 9.96 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 1497 4.22 MTE/sec |
| 3942 4.63 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 5240 6.15 MElements/sec |
| 4969 1.56 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 5520 1.73 Mrows/sec |
| 4647 252.2 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3537 191.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 4300 1.34 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 2395 763.2 KB/sec |
| 5228 40.7 Klines/sec | Clang | 3218 25.1 Klines/sec |
| 5004 58.0 images/sec | Camera | 4245 49.2 images/sec |
| 5262 6.58 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1516 1.90 Mpairs/sec |
| 7489 46397.2 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 3675 22769.7 FPS |
| 4705 258.6 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2481 136.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 5082 39.1 images/sec | Face Detection | 4862 37.4 images/sec |
| 5111 126.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2751 67.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 7456 365.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 4027 197.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 9184 125.1 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 10772 146.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 8043 6.46 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 9229 7.41 Mpixels/sec |
| 4886 43.8 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3640 32.6 Kpixels/sec |
| 3246 103.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2680 85.7 Words/sec |
| 2659 102.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1385 53.5 images/sec |