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Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i7-860


Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 124.3 k points while the i7-860 gets 49.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 1600X is 2.5 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
106e5
Core
Summit Ridge
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2017
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k points
75.43k 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
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3.95k
2.15k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
4.87k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.39k
2.82k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.35k
3.13k (x0.18)
TOTAL
45.06k
12.97k (x0.29)

Multithread

1600X

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
8.24k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
77.19k
21.63k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.4k
14.65k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.25k
5.02k (x0.41)
TOTAL
124.3k
49.54k (x0.4)

Performance/W
1600X
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
205 points/W
87 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
813 points/W
228 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
162 points/W
154 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
129 points/W
53 points/W
TOTAL
1308 points/W
521 points/W

Performance/GHz
1600X
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
988 points/GHz
620 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4591 points/GHz
1405 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1348 points/GHz
814 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4338 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
11265 points/GHz
3741 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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