AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i5-6600

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,171

Rank #188

vs
5,254

Rank #653

6,171
5,254

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 14.9% (Rank #188 vs #653)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
5,506

Rank #549

6,116
5,506

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 10% (Rank #228 vs #549)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,877

Rank #756

6,254
4,877

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 22% (Rank #198 vs #756)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,653

Rank #811

5,674
4,653

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 18% (Rank #144 vs #811)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,624

Rank #844

5,786
4,624

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.1% (Rank #138 vs #844)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,724

Rank #696

5,532
4,724

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 14.6% (Rank #179 vs #696)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-6600 Diff
Cores
12
4
+66.7%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
3,300 MHz
-6.1%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,900 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,800 MHz
Turbo Frequency (3 cores) --
3,700 MHz
Turbo Frequency (4 cores) --
3,600 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
33x
L1 Cache
768 KB
256 KB
+66.7%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+83.3%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
6 MiB
+90.6%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
64 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
32 GB/s
+33.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-6600
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i5-6000
Model Number PRO i5-6600
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Skylake
Core Name Matisse Skylake
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 94
Socket Socket LGA-1151
Package µOPGA-1331 FCLGA-1151
Chipset -- Sunrise
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price -- $224.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i5-6600
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i5-6600
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i5-6600
i5-6000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i5-6600
i5-6600

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i5-6600
Skylake

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i5-6600
Skylake

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
94

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i5-6600
LGA-1151

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i5-6600
FCLGA-1151

Chipset

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
Sunrise

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i5-6600
DDR3L-1600 and DDR4-2133

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i5-6600
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i5-6600
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i5-6600
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i5-6600
Desktop

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
$224.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i5-6600
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-6600
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 122 mm²
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
7 nm
Core i5-6600
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
122 mm²

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i5-6600
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i5-6600
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i5-6600
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-6600
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-6600
GPU -- HD Graphics 530
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz
Execution Units -- 24

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
HD Graphics 530

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
1150 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i5-6600
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i5-6600
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
MPX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64