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Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i7-6560U


Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i7-6560U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i7-6560U gets 107 k points.

Summarizing, the 1600X is 1.6 times faster than the i7-6560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
406e3
Core
Summit Ridge
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2017
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
52.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k points
107.01k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
1600X
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.95k
3.29k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
13.52k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.39k
4.24k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.35k
7.08k (x0.41)
TOTAL
45.06k
28.14k (x0.62)

Multithread

1600X

i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
6.49k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
77.19k
31.11k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.4k
10.25k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.25k
6.16k (x0.5)
TOTAL
124.3k
54.01k (x0.43)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
1600X
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.63k
22.21k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
24.09k
19.25k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
4.41k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.86k
7.09k (x0.45)
TOTAL
60.09k
52.96k (x0.88)

Multithread

1600X

i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
48.75k
44.94k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
80.1k
44.98k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
10.83k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.85k
6.26k (x0.32)
TOTAL
173.2k
107.01k (x0.62)

Performance/W
1600X
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
2996 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
843 points/W
2998 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
722 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
418 points/W
TOTAL
1823 points/W
7134 points/W

Performance/GHz
1600X
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
3659 points/GHz
6941 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6022 points/GHz
6017 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1378 points/GHz
1377 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3966 points/GHz
2214 points/GHz
TOTAL
15023 points/GHz
16550 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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