AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i7-6700TE
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and Intel Core i7-6700TE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
- Around 32% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 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
- 2x 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 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3173 vs 2051
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16545 vs 6109
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | Jan 2022 vs 19 October 2015 |
Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
Number of threads | 12 vs 8 |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz vs 3.40 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm vs 14 nm |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB vs 8192 KB (shared) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 15 Watt vs 35 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 3173 vs 2051 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 16545 vs 6109 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700TE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 6600U | Intel Core i7-6700TE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 3173 | 2051 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 16545 | 6109 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3912 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 11914 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U | Intel Core i7-6700TE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen 3+ | Skylake |
Launch date | Jan 2022 | 19 October 2015 |
Place in performance rating | 541 | 536 |
Processor Number | i7-6700TE | |
Series | 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Embedded | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
Die size | 208 mm² | |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 3 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 16 MB | 8192 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 6 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.5 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
Number of cores | 6 | 4 |
Number of threads | 12 | 8 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s DMI3 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 15-28 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FP7 | 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 |
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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 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) | ||
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® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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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 |
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Device ID | 0x1912 | |
Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.00 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 |