AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 vs Intel Core i7-6500U

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
4,702

Rank #1,103

6,171
4,702

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 23.8% (Rank #188 vs #1103)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,116

Rank #228

vs
4,860

Rank #1,033

6,116
4,860

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 20.5% (Rank #228 vs #1033)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,254

Rank #198

vs
4,464

Rank #1,293

6,254
4,464

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 28.6% (Rank #198 vs #1293)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,674

Rank #144

vs
4,549

Rank #1,171

5,674
4,549

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 19.8% (Rank #144 vs #1171)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,786

Rank #138

vs
4,525

Rank #1,186

5,786
4,525

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 21.8% (Rank #138 vs #1186)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,532

Rank #179

vs
4,571

Rank #1,048

5,532
4,571

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 wins by 17.4% (Rank #179 vs #1048)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-6500U Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
4
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,500 MHz
+19.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core) --
3,100 MHz
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,000 MHz
Clock Multiplier --
25x
L1 Cache
768 KB
128 KB
+83.3%
L2 Cache
6 MiB
1 MiB
+91.7%
L3 Cache
64 MiB
4 MiB
+93.8%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
32 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
32 GB/s
+33.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
--
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
15 W
76.9% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
14 nm
50% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-6500U
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen Core
Series 3000 i7-6000
Model Number PRO i7-6500U
Microarchitecture Zen 2 Skylake
Core Name Matisse Skylake
Core Family -- 6
Core Model -- 78
Socket Socket --
Package µOPGA-1331 FCBGA-1356
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3L-1600 DDR4-2133 and LPDDR3-1866
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 4.0 --
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Release Price -- $393.00
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
AMD
Core i7-6500U
Intel

Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Ryzen
Core i7-6500U
Core

Series

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
3000
Core i7-6500U
i7-6000

Model Number

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PRO
Core i7-6500U
i7-6500U

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Zen 2
Core i7-6500U
Skylake

Core Name

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Matisse
Core i7-6500U
Skylake

Core Family

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
6

Core Model

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
78

Socket

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Socket
Core i7-6500U
--

Package

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
µOPGA-1331
Core i7-6500U
FCBGA-1356

Memory Type

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
DDR4-3200
Core i7-6500U
DDR3L-1600 DDR4-2133 and LPDDR3-1866

ECC Support

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-6500U
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
4.0
Core i7-6500U
--

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Core i7-6500U
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Desktop
Core i7-6500U
Mobile

Release Price

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
$393.00

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
No
Core i7-6500U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-6500U
Process 7 nm 14 nm
Die Area -- 98.57 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1.75 billion
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 i7-6500U
14 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
98.57 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
1.75 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
TSMC
Core i7-6500U
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
CMOS
Core i7-6500U
CMOS

Word Size

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
64-bit
Core i7-6500U
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
x86-64 (x86)
Core i7-6500U
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-6500U
GPU -- HD Graphics 520
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1050 MHz
Execution Units -- 24

GPU

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
HD Graphics 520

GPU Designer

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
1050 MHz

Execution Units

Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
--
Core i7-6500U
24

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 Core i7-6500U
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
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
ISRT
MMX
MPX
MWT
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SGX
SHA
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