Intel Core i5 6600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz 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 i5 6600 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W 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)

Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600 +12%

1042

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

930

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3810

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +68%

6409

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600 +16%

1215

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

1039

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3041

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +41%

4315

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600

953

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +3%

988

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3325

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +76%

5881

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600 +2%

2246

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

2197

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

5989

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X +117%

13019

Intel Core i5 6600

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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

i5-6600

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

95 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 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

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600

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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