Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 1200

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Intel Core i5 6500

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 1200 with 4 cores 3.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.1GHz)

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6500 +15%

966

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

833

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6500 +13%

3420

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3010

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6500

661

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +83%

1216

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6500

2089

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +77%

3709

Blender

Intel Core i5 6500 +9%

47

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

43

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6500

900

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +3%

928

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6500 +2%

3118

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3042

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6500 +9%

2116

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

1924

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6500

5591

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 +12%

6284

Intel Core i5 6500

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AMD Ryzen 3 1200

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Jul 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen

i5-6500

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

4

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.1 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

4

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

31x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

6 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

39.74 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1050 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6500

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 3 1200

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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