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Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i7-6500U


Description
The 1700 is based on Zen architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1700 gets a score of 333.3 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 1700 is 3.4 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
406e3
Core
Summit Ridge
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
AM4
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x64+8x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
kB
Date
March 2017
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
52.69k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
333.31k points
97.52k points

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
1700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.95k
11.09k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
17.1k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.17k
4.12k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.61k
5.58k (x0.34)
TOTAL
57.75k
37.9k (x0.66)

Multithread

1700

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
120.59k
23.3k (x0.19)
Test#2 (FP)
197.34k
38.52k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.83k
9.95k (x0.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.41k
6.95k (x1.08)
TOTAL
381.16k
78.72k (x0.21)

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
1700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.65k
19.47k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
20.95k
17.58k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.63k
4.05k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.47k
5.15k (x0.36)
TOTAL
52.69k
46.25k (x0.88)

Multithread

1700

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
101.78k
42.05k (x0.41)
Test#2 (FP)
177.57k
40.2k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
47.18k
9.4k (x0.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.78k
5.86k (x0.86)
TOTAL
333.31k
97.52k (x0.29)

Performance/W
1700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1566 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2732 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
726 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
5128 points/W
6501 points/W

Performance/GHz
1700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3419 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5661 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3911 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
14241 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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