AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i3 6100

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Intel Core i3 6100

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i3 6100 with 2 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages

Released 3 years late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 3MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i3 6100 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.4GHz)

Lower TDP (51W vs 65W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +1%

1016

Intel Core i3 6100

1003

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +176%

7101

Intel Core i3 6100

2565

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +2%

1170

Intel Core i3 6100

1146

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +81%

4526

Intel Core i3 6100

2487

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +222%

129

Intel Core i3 6100

40

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +11%

1029

Intel Core i3 6100

924

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +178%

5638

Intel Core i3 6100

2023

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +2%

2242

Intel Core i3 6100

2192

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +217%

13124

Intel Core i3 6100

4140

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i3 6100

General Parameters

Sep 2018

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i3-6100

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

51 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

2

12

Performance Core Threads

4

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

6

Total Core Count

2

12

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

34x

Multiplier

37x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

3 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

43.71 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1050 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Official Website

Intel Core i3 6100

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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