AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs Intel Core i3-6300T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and Intel Core i3-6300T 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: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm vs 14 nm

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-6300T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6300T

Name AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Intel Core i3-6300T
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3343
PassMark - Single thread mark 2014
PassMark - CPU mark 4005
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7688

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF Intel Core i3-6300T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Skylake
Launch date Q1'2020 Q3'15
OPN Tray YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating 2382 592
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number i3-6300T
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.30 GHz
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 12 4
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature 66°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 39.74 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 950 MHz
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

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

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® 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

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