Intel Core i7-6700 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D

Core i7-6700 vs Ryzen 7 5700X3D benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 7 5700X3D performs better than the Core i7-6700. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6700 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Ryzen 7 5700X3D has significantly more cores with 8 cores whereas the Core i7-6700 has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-6700. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6700. Also, the Ryzen 7 5700X3D has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-6700 CPU outputs less heat than a Ryzen 7 5700X3D CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 7 5700X3D has more L2 cache than the Core i7-6700. The Ryzen 7 5700X3D also has significantly more L3 cache.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-6700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.