Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i5-6400
Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i5-6400 is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 291.5 k points while the i5-6400 gets 174.1 k points.
Summarizing, the 2600 is 1.7 times faster than the i5-6400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 291.5 k points while the i5-6400 gets 174.1 k points.
Summarizing, the 2600 is 1.7 times faster than the i5-6400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
800f82
506e3
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Skylake-S
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2018
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
57.13k points
48.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
291.53k points
174.05k 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
2600
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
3.2k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
12.81k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
4.18k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.42k
4.3k (x0.25)
TOTAL
41.47k
24.49k (x0.59)
Multithread
2600
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
11.45k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
110.37k
46.67k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.25k
14.69k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.66k
5.92k (x0.89)
TOTAL
177.16k
78.73k (x0.44)
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
2600
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
13.76k
21.1k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
23.03k
18.28k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
4.22k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.23k
4.45k (x0.29)
TOTAL
57.13k
48.05k (x0.84)
Multithread
2600
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
83.23k
80.03k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
161.06k
71.1k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.52k
16.19k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
6.73k (x1)
TOTAL
291.53k
174.05k (x0.6)
Performance/W
2600
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
1281 points/W
1231 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2478 points/W
1094 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
249 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
4485 points/W
2678 points/W
Performance/GHz
2600
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
3529 points/GHz
6394 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5904 points/GHz
5539 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3904 points/GHz
1348 points/GHz
TOTAL
14650 points/GHz
14560 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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