AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Intel Core i7-6700T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and Intel Core i7-6700T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 5 5500U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.0 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 59% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 66°C
  • 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
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2426 vs 2042
  • Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12896 vs 7090
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 vs 2042
PassMark - CPU mark 12896 vs 7090

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2426
2042
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12896
7090
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Intel Core i7-6700T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2426 2042
PassMark - CPU mark 12896 7090
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3761
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3381
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 5500U Intel Core i7-6700T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Skylake
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 1 September 2015
OPN Tray 100-000000375
Place in performance rating 1158 1165
Vertical segment Laptop 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

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 66°C
Maximum frequency 4.0 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 12 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Die size 122 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C

Memory

Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1800 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics AMD Radeon Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID 0x1912
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

Graphics interfaces

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

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP6 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

Peripherals

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

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)