Intel Core i5 6600 vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 3100 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6600 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
1042
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+7%
1119
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3810
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+47%
5627
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
1215
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+18%
1434
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3041
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+67%
5105
Blender
Intel Core i5 6600
41
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+87%
77
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
953
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+33%
1269
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
3325
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+52%
5059
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6600
2246
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+7%
2413
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6600
5989
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
+92%
11547
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Apr 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 2
i5-6600
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM4
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
1.75 billions
Transistor Count
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33x
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1150 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
