AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i5-6500 Comparison

6C / 12T    3.2 / 3.6 GHz    2017    $41    desktop    no gpu
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4C / 4T    3.2 / 3.6 GHz    2015    $42    desktop    iGPU

The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is a AMD desktop processor from the Ryzen lineup, built on the Pinnacle Ridge architecture and released in 2017. This CPU features 6 cores, a base clock of 3200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3600 MHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 12 nm process technology. The AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is designed for the AM4 socket.It supports overclocking. A dedicated graphics card is required.

The Intel Core i5-6500 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015. This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3600 MHz and 6 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-6500 is designed for the LGA1151 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 graphics.

Peformance:

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is better than 49% cpus with score 95 and Intel Core i5-6500 is better than 27% cpus with score 44
In this chart you can see what tasks is this cpu good for. The scores are Blender Benchmark Scores Blender Score represents total processor multi-core performance under sustained heavy load. It represents the total power of processor well..


Intel Core i5-6500 (44)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 (95)
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130
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600:
Intel Core i5-6500:
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50
Basic / Office Use - Web Browsing, E-Mail / Documents, 1080p Video, Casual Games
80
Home / Everyday PC - Advanced Browsing, 4K Video / Large Excel, Light gaming 60fps, Basic Photo Editing / Coding
130
Power User - 4k Video / Photo Editing, Heavy Browsing, Modern Gaming / Medium, Starting Content Creators
220
Professional - Advanced Video Editing, High Gaming / 1440p, Advanced Graphics 3D, Heavy Programming / VM
350
Workstation/Extreme - Ultra Gaming, Multiple VM, Heavy Databases, Heavy Compiling


Specs

Type
Desktop
Cores
6
Threads
12
Speed
3.2 GHz
Turbo
3.6 GHz
Release Date
2017
GPU
-
Socket
AM 4
Current Price
$41
Release Price
L3
16 MB
Base TDP
65 W
Max TDP
Nm
12 nm
Unlocked
Yes
Official Site
AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i5-6500
Type DesktopDesktop
Cores 64
Threads 124
Speed 3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Turbo 3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Current Price $41$42
Release Price
Release Date 20172015
GPU -Intel® HD Graphics 530
Socket AM4LGA1151
L3 16 MB6 MB
Base TDP 65 W65 W
Max TDP
Nm 12 nm14 nm
Unlocked Yes-
Official Site amd.com intel.com
AMD Ryzen 5 1600Intel Core i5-6500
Performance Tier Ryzen 5Core i5
Class RyzenIntel Core
Code Name Pinnacle RidgeSkylake
Performance Cores 64
Efficiency Cores --
Memory Type DDR4DDR4
Memory Channels 22
Max Memory 64 MB
Bits 64-bit64-bit
tjMax 95°C
PCI Generation 33
PCI Lanes 16
L1 Cache 576 kB
L2 Cache 3 MB
Product IDs
Boxed
YD1600BBAFBOX
Tray
CM8066201920404
Box
BX80662I56500
BXC80662I56500 (China)

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