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Ryzen 5 3600X vs Core i7-6600U


Description
The 3600X is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i7-6600U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600X gets a score of 376.2 k points while the i7-6600U gets 79.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3600X is 4.8 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
406e3
Core
Matisse
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.8 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
2x16384 kB
4096 kB
Date
July 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
69.9k points
39.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
376.22k points
79.22k 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
3600X
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.21k
16.72k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
22.99k
14.7k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.76k
3.4k (x0.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.94k
4.9k (x0.22)
TOTAL
69.9k
39.73k (x0.57)

Multithread

3600X

i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
121.94k
33.41k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
153.22k
31.66k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
67.74k
8.18k (x0.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
33.31k
5.97k (x0.18)
TOTAL
376.22k
79.22k (x0.21)

Performance/W
3600X
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1613 points/W
2111 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
713 points/W
546 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
351 points/W
398 points/W
TOTAL
3960 points/W
5282 points/W

Performance/GHz
3600X
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
3685 points/GHz
4919 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5225 points/GHz
4325 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1991 points/GHz
999 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4986 points/GHz
1441 points/GHz
TOTAL
15887 points/GHz
11684 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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