Intel Celeron 3215U vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

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Intel Celeron 3215U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
Intel Celeron 3215U AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS

CPU comparison

Intel Celeron 3215U or AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS - 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 Intel Celeron 3215U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 3215U was released in Q2/2015.

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS was released in Q1/2022.
Intel Celeron (165) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
Intel Celeron 3000 (10) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
7 Generation 5
Kaby Lake U Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 5600HS
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Celeron 3215U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 1.70 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS is at 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Celeron 3215U or AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon 660M
0.10 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
0.80 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
8 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 6
96 Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

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.
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) GPU AMD Radeon 660M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Celeron 3215U can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 12
6.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Celeron 3215U is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 54 W
10 W TDP down 35 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Celeron 3215U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.
Intel Celeron 3215U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
14 nm Technology 6 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1168 Socket FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 3215U (23%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Intel Celeron 3215U (8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
394 (27%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1472 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
810 (10%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8054 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
335 (18%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1886 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
601 (7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
8063 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
Intel HD Graphics (Broadwell GT1) @ 0.80 GHz
154 (11%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)

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.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
1145 (6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
19102 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
69 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Celeron 3215U Intel Celeron 3215U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
133 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Celeron 3215U AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS
Unknown Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14 (7. Gen)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16 (7. Gen)

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