Intel Core i7-6600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6600U		AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-6600U and the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i7-6600U 2 core processor released in Q3/2015 with the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2018.

Intel Core i7 (298)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Core i 6000U (20)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 2000 (9)
6	Generation	2
Skylake U	Architecture	Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i7-5600U	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i7-7600U	Successor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i7-6600U is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600X clocks with 3.60 GHz (4.20 GHz), has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i7-6600U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
2	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.60 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
3.40 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
3.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.00 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 i7-6600U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
--	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 520	GPU	no iGPU
0.30 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.05 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 Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-6600U, while the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 46.9 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i7-6600U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR4-2933
32 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
12	PCIe lanes	20
11.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	19.7 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Core i7-6600U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i7-6600U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
25 W	TDP up	--
7.5 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Core i7-6600U has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is at 16.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.
Intel Core i7-6600U	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
14 nm	Technology	12 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, 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
Q3/2015	Release date	Q2/2018
393 $	Release price	220 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6600U (82%)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6600U (27%)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	820 (78%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1052 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1513 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	5782 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1092 (85%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1287 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1937 (35%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	5598 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3465 (25%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	13982 (100%)

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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	898 (25%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	3593 (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 Core i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	144 (82%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	176 (100%)

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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	323 (23%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	1380 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	66 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	455 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	1074 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	7514 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz	421 (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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	3048 (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 i7-6600U Intel HD Graphics 520 @ 1.05 GHz	403 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	109 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	278.4 (100%)

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 i7-6600U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	446 (100%)

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The evolution of AMD Ryzen processors

Posted by Stefan on 2022-09-06

The AMD Ryzen processors are designed for the mid to high-end range and are grouped into the Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 9 classes. AMD follows the market leader Intel, which groups its Core i series (Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9) identically.

The AMD Ryzen processors were first introduced by AMD in Q1 2017. They are the successor to the not particularly successful AMD Bulldozer processors. The latter were manufactured using an outdated manufacturing process and could not keep up with the competing products from Intel. AMD lost a large portion of its desktop processor market share during this period.

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