AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i7-880

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and Intel Core i7-880 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Intel Core i7-880

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 72.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 45 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
6.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3149 vs 1457
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16545 vs 3413

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs May 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 45 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 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3149 vs 1457
PassMark - CPU mark	16545 vs 3413

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-880

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3149

1457

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16545

3413

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i7-880
PassMark - Single thread mark	3149	1457
PassMark - CPU mark	16545	3413
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	Intel Core i7-880
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Lynnfield
Launch date	Jan 2022	May 2010
Place in performance rating	550	2116
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Price now		$583
Processor Number		i7-880
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.83
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.06 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	296 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	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	15-28 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)