Intel Core i5-6600 vs AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-6600 and AMD Athlon XP 3000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

Intel Core i5-6600

AMD Athlon XP 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 5 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 86% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
5.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2254 vs 396
23.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6057 vs 262

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2015 vs January 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2254 vs 396
PassMark - CPU mark	6057 vs 262

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-6600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2254

396

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6057

262

Name	Intel Core i5-6600	AMD Athlon XP 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	2254	396
PassMark - CPU mark	6057	262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.293
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6275

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-6600	AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Barton
Launch date	July 2015	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$230	$78
Place in performance rating	1252	3163
Price now	$219.99	$79.70
Processor Number	i5-6600
Series	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	10.40	1.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
Die size	177 mm	101 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	130 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Transistor count		63 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x1912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
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
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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
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® 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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)