Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i5-8500
Description
The 3600 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 348.4 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3600 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 348.4 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the 3600 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
870f10
906ea
Core
Matisse
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
9216 kB
Date
July 2019
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
70.55k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
348.35k points
307.52k 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
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.2k
4.19k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
17.38k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.5k
5.46k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.79k
11.92k (x0.5)
TOTAL
52.85k
38.96k (x0.74)
Multithread
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
22.11k
27.67k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
108.04k
94.07k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.81k
29.05k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
36.39k
4.39k (x0.12)
TOTAL
223.36k
155.18k (x0.69)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.38k
15.22k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
21.94k
22.02k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.97k
5.75k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.76k
12.17k (x0.49)
TOTAL
70.05k
55.17k (x0.79)
Multithread
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
96.91k
87.78k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
135.12k
126.73k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.39k
32.93k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
56.43k
4.22k (x0.07)
TOTAL
358.85k
251.65k (x0.7)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.04k
15.21k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
20.95k
22.94k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.57k
5.54k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.71k
11.39k (x0.52)
TOTAL
66.27k
55.07k (x0.83)
Multithread
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
94.36k
79.52k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
141.73k
107.78k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
69.38k
31.89k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
32.72k
13.37k (x0.41)
TOTAL
338.19k
232.55k (x0.69)
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
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.04k
27.36k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
24.47k
24.27k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.38k
5.69k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.66k
11.77k (x0.54)
TOTAL
70.55k
69.09k (x0.98)
Multithread
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
113.63k
144.77k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
143.55k
129.04k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
63.84k
29.53k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.34k
4.18k (x0.15)
TOTAL
348.35k
307.52k (x0.88)
Performance/W
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1748 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2208 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
421 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
5359 points/W
4731 points/W
Performance/GHz
3600
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3819 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5825 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1995 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5158 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
16797 points/GHz
16850 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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