AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs Intel Core i7-6600U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and Intel Core i7-6600U 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, 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 5600U

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 100°C
  • 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
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2905 vs 1783
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15250 vs 3420
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 1 September 2015
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature 105 °C vs 100°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2905 vs 1783
PassMark - CPU mark 15250 vs 3420

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6600U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2905
1783
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
15250
3420
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5600U Intel Core i7-6600U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2905 1783
PassMark - CPU mark 15250 3420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 691
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.646
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.243
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 15.932
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1134
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2154

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U Intel Core i7-6600U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Skylake
Family AMD Ryzen
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 1 September 2015
OPN Tray 100-000000287
Place in performance rating 680 2078
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Mobile
Launch price (MSRP) $393
Processor Number i7-6600U
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.3 GHz 2.60 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 105 °C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.40 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of GPU cores 7
Number of threads 12 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 4 GT/s OPI
Die size 99 mm

Memory

Max memory channels 4 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 68.27 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600

Graphics

Execution Units 7
Graphics max frequency 1800 MHz 1.05 GHz
Number of pipelines 448
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 7 Intel® HD Graphics 520
Device ID 0x1916
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 32 GB

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 4 3
DVI
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 10-25 Watt
Sockets supported FP6 FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up 25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency 2.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 42mm X 24mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 12
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1

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)

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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
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)