Intel Core i3-6006U vs AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-6006U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
Intel Core i3-6006U AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-6006U or AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E - 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 Core i3-6006U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-6006U was released in Q4/2016.

The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family AMD Ryzen Embedded (4)
Intel Core i 6000U (20) CPU group AMD Ryzen Embedded 5000 (4)
6 Generation 3
Skylake U Architecture Vermeer (Zen 3)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-6006U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-6006U is 2.00 GHz while the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E is at 3.30 GHz (3.60 GHz).

Intel Core i3-6006U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 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.

Intel Core i3-6006U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
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Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-6006U or AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E 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 520 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
0.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 520 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-6006U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-6006U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-3200
32 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 3.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache 32.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 24
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-6006U is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-6006U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
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-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-6006U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 35.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-6006U Characteristic AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
14 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AVX2, FMA3
BGA 1356 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
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
Q4/2016 Release date Q2/2023
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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 i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
505 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1119 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
644 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.60 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.
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
1361 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 0.90 GHz
346 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
2284 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
186 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
558 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
84 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.60 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 Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
214 (100%)
AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-6006U AMD Ryzen Embedded 5600E
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