AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U vs Intel Core i7-6660U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U and Intel Core i7-6660U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

Intel Core i7-6660U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1963 vs 1938
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7033 vs 3603

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963 vs 1938
PassMark - CPU mark	7033 vs 3603

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6660U

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3647 vs 712
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7130 vs 2529

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3647 vs 712
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7130 vs 2529

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6660U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1963

1938

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7033

3603

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

712

3647

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2529

7130

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-6660U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1963	1938
PassMark - CPU mark	7033	3603
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	712	3647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2529	7130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		44.681
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.931
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.28

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U	Intel Core i7-6660U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Skylake
Family	Ryzen 5
Launch date	8 April 2019	Q1'16
OPN Tray	YM350BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	1699	1675
Processor Number	PRO 3500U	i7-6660U
Series	3000	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4940 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Execution Units	8
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	300 MHz
iGPU core count	8
Number of pipelines	512
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	Intel® Iris® Graphics 540
Device ID		0x1926
eDRAM		64 MB
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
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42x24x1.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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)
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
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)