Intel Core i3 6100 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 6100 with 2 cores 3.7GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 6100's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.6GHz)

Lower TDP (51W vs 95W)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2666 vs DDR4-2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 3MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i3 6100 +1%

951

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

936

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 6100

2425

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +166%

6457

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 6100 +10%

1146

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 6100

2487

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +73%

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 6100

924

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +6%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 6100

2023

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +190%

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 6100

2192

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 6100

4140

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +214%

13019

Intel Core i3 6100

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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Apr 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i3-6100

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

51 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

2

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

2

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

37x

Multiplier

36x

64K per core

L1 Cache

96K per core

256K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

3MB shared

L3 Cache

16MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64GB

Max Memory Size

64GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

-

1050 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 6100

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

24

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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