Intel Core i3-560 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-560		AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-560 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i3-560 2 core processor released in Q3/2010 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Core i3 500 (4)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 5000 (12)
1	Generation	4
Clarkdale	Architecture	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-560 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.33 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 clocks with 3.50 GHz (4.40 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.33 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.20 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 Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)	GPU	no iGPU
0.50 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.73 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
5	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
12	Compute units	--
24	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
10.1	DirectX Version	--

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 (Westmere)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-560, while the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 51.2 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
0.50 MB	L2 Cache	3.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	32.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-560 has a TDP of 73 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
73 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	45 W
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i3-560 has 4.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is at 35.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
32 nm	Technology	7 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1156	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2010	Release date	Q2/2022
117 $	Release price	199 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-560 (30%)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-560 (12%)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	510 (33%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1538 (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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1252 (16%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	8009 (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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	550 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	2087 (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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1136 (13%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	8816 (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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1654 (8%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	21620 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	85 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	657 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	1504 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	11077 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz	574 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	4479 (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 Core i3-560 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 5600 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - The CPU with the best price-performance ratio

Posted by Stefan on 2022-07-18

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (6C 12T) is currently enjoying great popularity and is currently one of the best-selling processors for AMD's Socket AM4 platform.

But why is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 so cheap and what disadvantages does the buyer have to accept? We clarify that in this article. But first we have to dive a little into the technology of the current Zen 3 processors in order to understand what kind of exotic cpu AMD has actually created with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

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