AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i3-6300T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Intel Core i3-6300T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 44% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 66°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3258 vs 2018
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21576 vs 4002

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 66°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258 vs 2018
PassMark - CPU mark	21576 vs 4002

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 5600
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-6300T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3258

2018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21576

4002

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i3-6300T
PassMark - Single thread mark	3258	2018
PassMark - CPU mark	21576	4002
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7688

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i3-6300T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Skylake
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	Q3'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	698	683
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		i3-6300T
Series		6th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.30 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	66°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	4
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
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)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	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)