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Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i7-6700


Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i7-6700 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i7-6700 gets 243.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700 is 1.4 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
506e3
Core
Summit Ridge
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2017
May 2015
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
57.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k points
243.4k points

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
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
14.63k
24.83k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
24.09k
21.82k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
4.98k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.86k
6.14k (x0.39)
TOTAL
60.09k
57.76k (x0.96)

Multithread

1600X

i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
48.75k
109.79k (x2.25)
Test#2 (FP)
80.1k
102.39k (x1.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
24.72k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.85k
6.51k (x0.33)
TOTAL
173.2k
243.4k (x1.41)

Performance/W
1600X
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
1689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
843 points/W
1575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
380 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
100 points/W
TOTAL
1823 points/W
3745 points/W

Performance/GHz
1600X
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
3659 points/GHz
6206 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6022 points/GHz
5456 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1378 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3966 points/GHz
1535 points/GHz
TOTAL
15023 points/GHz
14441 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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