AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-6600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Intel Core i5-6600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2420 vs 2326
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11596 vs 6322
  • Around 17% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 2982 vs 2547
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2020 vs 5 August 2015
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2420 vs 2326
PassMark - CPU mark 11596 vs 6322
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2982 vs 2547

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2420
2326
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11596
6322
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
2982
2547
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Intel Core i5-6600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 2420 2326
PassMark - CPU mark 11596 6322
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2982 2547
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1103
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1883
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6856
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1883
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6856

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Intel Core i5-6600K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 7 May 2020 5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $99 $242
Place in performance rating 1214 1195
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $258.11
Processor Number i5-6600K
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.19

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 64°C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)