Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Core i7-6900K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500U is 1687 days newer than Core i7-6900K.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 89% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 15 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 16 vs 12 threads
Fortnite
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Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Lucienne | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 140 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Radeon Graphics 448SP | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
