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Core i5-6600K vs Ryzen 9 5900HX


Description
The i5-6600K is based on Skylake architecture while the 5900HX is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6600K gets a score of 199.9 k points while the 5900HX gets 421.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 5900HX is 2.1 times faster than the i5-6600K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
a50f00
Core
Skylake-S
Cezanne
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1140-FP6
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
95 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
16384 kB
Date
May 2015
January 2021
Mean monothread perf.
56.21k points
85.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
199.91k points
421.05k 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
i5-6600K
5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
24.19k
23.29k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
21.31k
25.89k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.95k
11.75k (x2.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.75k
24.83k (x4.32)
TOTAL
56.21k
85.76k (x1.53)

Multithread

i5-6600K

5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
93.15k
138.16k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
81.18k
192.12k (x2.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.29k
80.84k (x4.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.29k
9.93k (x1.36)
TOTAL
199.91k
421.05k (x2.11)

Performance/W
i5-6600K
5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
981 points/W
3070 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
855 points/W
4269 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
193 points/W
1796 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
77 points/W
221 points/W
TOTAL
2104 points/W
9357 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6600K
5900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
6203 points/GHz
5064 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5463 points/GHz
5628 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1270 points/GHz
2555 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1475 points/GHz
5398 points/GHz
TOTAL
14412 points/GHz
18644 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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