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Core i5-6500 vs Ryzen 5 3550H


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the 3550H is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the 3550H gets 178.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1 times faster than the 3550H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
810f81
Core
Skylake-S
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2015
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
45.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k points
178.26k 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
i5-6500
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
3.63k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
14.61k
16.69k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.66k
4.92k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.99k
5k (x0.72)
TOTAL
29.71k
30.24k (x1.02)

Multithread

i5-6500

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
12.52k
13.62k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
51.13k
65.71k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.41k
23.7k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
5.64k (x1.45)
TOTAL
84.96k
108.67k (x1.28)

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
i5-6500
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
13.51k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
19.87k
22.34k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.58k
4.98k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.36k
4.24k (x0.67)
TOTAL
53.7k
45.07k (x0.84)

Multithread

i5-6500

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
84.36k
52.21k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
72.91k
95.66k (x1.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.08k
25.54k (x1.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.1k
4.85k (x0.79)
TOTAL
179.44k
178.26k (x0.99)

Performance/W
i5-6500
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
1298 points/W
1492 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1122 points/W
2733 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
730 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
2761 points/W
5093 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
6359 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5521 points/GHz
6038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1271 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1766 points/GHz
1145 points/GHz
TOTAL
14917 points/GHz
12182 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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