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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i7-6700HQ


Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i7-6700HQ is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 292.3 k points while the i7-6700HQ gets 205.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-6700HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
506e3
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Skylake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
45 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
Mean monothread perf.
57.33k points
50.54k points
Mean multithread perf.
292.31k points
205.24k 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
2600
i7-6700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
13.83k
21.33k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
23.16k
18.34k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.15k
4.44k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.18k
6.44k (x0.42)
TOTAL
57.33k
50.54k (x0.88)

Multithread

2600

i7-6700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
83.44k
91.89k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
161.53k
87.87k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.62k
20.61k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.72k
4.87k (x0.72)
TOTAL
292.31k
205.24k (x0.7)

Performance/W
2600
i7-6700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
2042 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2485 points/W
1953 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
625 points/W
458 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
108 points/W
TOTAL
4497 points/W
4561 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600
i7-6700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3547 points/GHz
6094 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5938 points/GHz
5240 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1321 points/GHz
1267 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3893 points/GHz
1840 points/GHz
TOTAL
14699 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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