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Intel i7-6700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 66537 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz×AMD Ryzen 5 3600×AMD Ryzen 7 3700X+ ADD
Price $389.95 - BUY $77.59 - BUY $129.99 - BUY
Socket TypeLGA 1151AM4AM4
CPU ClassDesktopDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.0 GHzUp to 4.2 GHzUp to 4.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 8)6 (Threads: 12)8 (Threads: 16)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 8MBL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP65W65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2015Q2 2019Q3 2019
# of Samples127483100822781
CPU Value20.7228.1172.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2278(-14.2%)2563(-3.5%)2656(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)8053(-64.1%)17702(-21.2%)22460(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
8,053
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,702
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,460
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
20.7
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
228.1
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
172.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz
2,278
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,656
PassMark Software © 2008-2025
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Max TDP65W65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per dayNANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per yearNANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.