Intel Core i5 6600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

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Intel Core i5 6600

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6600 with 4 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i5 6600 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

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)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600 +2%

1042

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1016

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3810

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +86%

7101

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600 +3%

1215

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

1170

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3041

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +48%

4526

Blender

Intel Core i5 6600

38

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +239%

129

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600

953

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +7%

1029

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

3325

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +69%

5638

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i5 6600

2246

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

2242

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i5 6600

5989

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 +119%

13124

Intel Core i5 6600

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600

General Parameters

Sep 2015

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Skylake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i5-6600

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

HD Graphics 530

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

1.75 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

12

3.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.9 GHz

4

Total Core Count

6

4

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

33x

Multiplier

34x

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

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

34.1 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i5 6600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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