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Core i7-6500U vs Ryzen 5 3550H


Description
The i7-6500U is based on Skylake architecture while the 3550H is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6500U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the 3550H gets 178.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 3550H is 1.8 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
810f81
Core
Skylake-U
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2015
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
46.25k points
45.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k 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
i7-6500U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
2.98k
3.63k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
12.19k
16.69k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.91k
4.92k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.3k
5k (x0.94)
TOTAL
24.37k
30.24k (x1.24)

Multithread

i7-6500U

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
6.1k
13.62k (x2.23)
Test#2 (FP)
28.73k
65.71k (x2.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.56k
23.7k (x2.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.71k
5.64k (x0.84)
TOTAL
51.09k
108.67k (x2.13)

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
i7-6500U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
13.51k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
17.58k
22.34k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.05k
4.98k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.15k
4.24k (x0.82)
TOTAL
46.25k
45.07k (x0.97)

Multithread

i7-6500U

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
42.05k
52.21k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
95.66k (x2.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.4k
25.54k (x2.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.86k
4.85k (x0.83)
TOTAL
97.52k
178.26k (x1.83)

Performance/W
i7-6500U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
2803 points/W
1492 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2680 points/W
2733 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
626 points/W
730 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
391 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
6501 points/W
5093 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6500U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
6279 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5672 points/GHz
6038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1305 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1662 points/GHz
1145 points/GHz
TOTAL
14918 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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