AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs Intel Core i5-6600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 5700G and Intel Core i5-6600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 7 5700G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 64°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3284 vs 2317
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 24466 vs 6303
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6645 vs 2547
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 vs 5 August 2015
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 64°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 91 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3284 vs 2317
PassMark - CPU mark 24466 vs 6303
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6645 vs 2547

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3284
2317
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
24466
6303
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
6645
2547
Name AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Intel Core i5-6600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 3284 2317
PassMark - CPU mark 24466 6303
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 6645 2547
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1103
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 83.338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.497
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.333
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1883
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6856
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1883
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3632
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6856

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Intel Core i5-6600K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Skylake
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $359 $242
OPN PIB 100-100000263BOX
OPN Tray 100-000000263
Place in performance rating 605 1192
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $258.11
Processor Number i5-6600K
Series 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 9.19

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.50 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 64°C
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 16 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200MHz DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 2000 MHz 350 MHz
iGPU core count 8
Number of pipelines 512
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Device ID 0x1912
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

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

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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

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
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)
Secure Boot