Intel Core i7-6800K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6800K CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
Intel Core i7-6800K AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6800K or AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-6800K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6800K was released in Q2/2016.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)
6 Generation 6
Skylake S Architecture Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6800K is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (3.60 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (5.10 GHz).

Intel Core i7-6800K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
6 Cores 8
12 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.60 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-6800K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 610M
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 6 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 610M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-6800K supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-6800K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-5200
128 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
15.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
28 PCIe lanes 28
27.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 110.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-6800K has a TDP of 140 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is 55 W.

Intel Core i7-6800K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 55 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 75 W
-- TDP down 45 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6800K has a 15.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX cache has a total of 40.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-6800K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
14 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 2011-3 Socket FL1
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2023
628 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K (51%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6800K (44%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
949 (52%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1842 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6645 (37%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18065 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1080 (54%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2002 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
6314 (50%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12744 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
1267 (47%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2674 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
5960 (44%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
13452 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
107 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
929 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
10752 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
6C 12T @ 3.40 GHz
3194 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core i7-6800K Intel Core i7-6800K
3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
18,065 CB R23 MC @ 143 W
126 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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