AMD Ryzen 3 3350U vs Intel Core i7-6920HQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3350U and Intel Core i7-6920HQ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

Intel Core i7-6920HQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6920HQ

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2100 vs 1908
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7347 vs 5813

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2100 vs 1908
PassMark - CPU mark	7347 vs 5813

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3350U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6920HQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1908

2100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5813

7347

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i7-6920HQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	1908	2100
PassMark - CPU mark	5813	7347
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		879
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3429
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3486
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6093
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1660
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3486
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6093

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Core i7-6920HQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Launch date	Q1 2019	1 September 2015
OPN Tray	YM3300C4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1308	1237
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Price now		$568
Processor Number		i7-6920HQ
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		4.99
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		122 mm
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	350 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 6 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID		0x191B
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-35 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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)
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
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)