Intel Core i7-6700K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3350G

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 3350G
5.88
+1%

Ryzen 5 3350G outperforms Core i7-6700K by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10141020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data1.81
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPicassoIntel Core i7 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameno dataSkylake (2015−2016)
Release dateno data1 August 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$339
Current priceno data$257 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.6 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache4096 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data122 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt91 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 10Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3350G 5.88
+1%
i7-6700K 5.82

Ryzen 5 3350G outperforms Core i7-6700K by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 3350G 9025
+1%
i7-6700K 8936

Ryzen 5 3350G outperforms Core i7-6700K by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.88 5.82
Integrated graphics card 4.24 2.58
Chip lithography 12 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 91 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 3350G and Core i7-6700K. The differences in performance seem too small.


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