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The AMD Ryzen 5 2600 is newer than Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz also around 13% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz is around 6% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 14290 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz | |
2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | |
×Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz | ×AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | FCLGA2011-3 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 4.0 GHz | Up to 3.9 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 6 (Threads: 12) | 6 (Threads: 12) | |
Cache | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 15MB | L1: 576KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 16MB | |
TDP | 140W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $25.55 | $11.86 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q2 2016 | Q2 2018 | |
# of Samples | 1387 | 12903 | |
CPU Value | 108.8 | 186.9 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2397(0.0%) | 2242(-6.5%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 11422(-13.3%) | 13176(0.0%) |
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz | 11,422 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 13,176 | |
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Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz | 108.8 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 186.9 | |
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Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz | 2,397 | |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | 2,242 | |
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Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | |
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Max TDP | 140W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.28 | 0.13 |
Running cost per day | $0.070 | $0.033 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 102.2 | 47.5 |
Running cost per year | $25.55 | $11.86 |