AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Core i5-6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 5 3500X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 2259
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13169 vs 6057
  • Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1175 vs 966
  • Around 67% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5292 vs 3168
  • Around 13% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3834 vs 3405
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Nov 2019 vs July 2015
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2504 vs 2259
PassMark - CPU mark 13169 vs 6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1175 vs 966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5292 vs 3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3834 vs 3405

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2504
2259
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13169
6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1175
966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5292
3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3834
3405
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark 2504 2259
PassMark - CPU mark 13169 6057
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1175 966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5292 3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3834 3405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6275

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X Intel Core i5-6600

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date Nov 2019 July 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $230
Place in performance rating 1248 1251
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $219.99
Processor Number i5-6600
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 10.40

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.30 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 100 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 4
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 71°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Compatibility

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

Advanced Technologies

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® 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)

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

Peripherals

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

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