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Ryzen 9 5900X vs Core i3-6100


Description
The 5900X is based on Zen 3 architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5900X gets a score of 840.1 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 5900X is 7.5 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a20f10
506e3
Core
Vermeer
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12/24
2/2
TDP
105 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
12x512 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
2x32768 kB
4096 kB
Date
November 2020
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
89.82k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
840.11k points
112.28k 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
5900X
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
24.34k
22.89k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
26.8k
21.04k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.12k
4.9k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.55k
4.01k (x0.15)
TOTAL
89.82k
52.84k (x0.59)

Multithread

5900X

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
263.12k
50.05k (x0.19)
Test#2 (FP)
353.9k
47.13k (x0.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
159.07k
11.38k (x0.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
64.01k
3.72k (x0.06)
TOTAL
840.11k
112.28k (x0.13)

Performance/W
5900X
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
2506 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3371 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1515 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
610 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
8001 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
5900X
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
5071 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5584 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2526 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5530 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
18712 points/GHz
14282 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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