AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs Intel Core i3-4170T

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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-4170T
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Intel Core i3-4170T

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H or Intel Core i3-4170T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i3-4170T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4170T was released in Q1/2015.
AMD Ryzen 5 (85) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
5 Generation 4
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Haswell S
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Core i3-4170T has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon 660M GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
1.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
9 GPU Generation 7.5
6 nm Technology 22 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 20
384 Shader 160
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 660M GPU Intel HD Graphics 4400
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-4170T can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
3.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 16
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Core i3-4170T is 35 W.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
54 W TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has a 19.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-4170T cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H Characteristic Intel Core i3-4170T
6 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
FP7 Socket LGA 1150
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q1/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T (18%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
730 (50%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8054 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1546 (19%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
Intel HD Graphics 4400 @ 1.15 GHz
368 (25%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
19080 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3190 (17%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8063 (100%)
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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