AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core i7-6700T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i7-6700T 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 3600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x 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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2079
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17772 vs 7259
  • Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1196 vs 908
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6759 vs 3381
Specifications (specs)
Launch date March 2019 vs 1 September 2015
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 96K (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 vs 2079
PassMark - CPU mark 17772 vs 7259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1196 vs 908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6759 vs 3381

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700T

  • 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 3600
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2568
2079
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17772
7259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1196
908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6759
3381
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i7-6700T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2568 2079
PassMark - CPU mark 17772 7259
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1196 908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6759 3381
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 38.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 128.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 24.057
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2650
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2650
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4934

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Intel Core i7-6700T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date March 2019 1 September 2015
Place in performance rating 1105 1092
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $303
Price now $349
Processor Number i7-6700T
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 7.63

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 96K (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512K (per core) 1 MB
L3 cache 16 MB (shared) 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Transistor count 4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 122 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum core temperature 66°C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4 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

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

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 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 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