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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i7-6500U


Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 291.5 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600 is 3 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
406e3
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
kB
Date
April 2018
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
57.13k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
291.53k points
97.52k 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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
2.98k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
12.19k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
3.91k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.42k
5.3k (x0.3)
TOTAL
41.47k
24.37k (x0.59)

Multithread

2600

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
6.1k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
110.37k
28.73k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.25k
9.56k (x0.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.66k
6.71k (x1.01)
TOTAL
177.16k
51.09k (x0.29)

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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.76k
19.47k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
23.03k
17.58k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
4.05k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.23k
5.15k (x0.34)
TOTAL
57.13k
46.25k (x0.81)

Multithread

2600

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
83.23k
42.05k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
161.06k
40.2k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.52k
9.4k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
5.86k (x0.87)
TOTAL
291.53k
97.52k (x0.33)

Performance/W
2600
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1281 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2478 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
4485 points/W
6501 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3529 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5904 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3904 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
14650 points/GHz
14918 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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