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Core i7-6700 vs Ryzen 5 1600


Description
The i7-6700 is based on Skylake architecture while the 1600 is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700 gets a score of 243.4 k points while the 1600 gets 272.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 1600 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-6700 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
800f11
Core
Skylake-S
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
May 2015
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
57.76k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
243.4k points
272.8k 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
i7-6700
1600
Test#1 (Integers)
24.83k
13.67k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
21.82k
22.28k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4.99k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.14k
15.22k (x2.48)
TOTAL
57.76k
56.16k (x0.97)

Multithread

i7-6700

1600
Test#1 (Integers)
109.79k
81.03k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
102.39k
145.84k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.72k
39.14k (x1.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.51k
6.79k (x1.04)
TOTAL
243.4k
272.8k (x1.12)

Performance/W
i7-6700
1600
Test#1 (Integers)
1689 points/W
1247 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1575 points/W
2244 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
380 points/W
602 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
100 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
3745 points/W
4197 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700
1600
Test#1 (Integers)
6206 points/GHz
3797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5456 points/GHz
6189 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1244 points/GHz
1387 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1535 points/GHz
4228 points/GHz
TOTAL
14441 points/GHz
15601 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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