AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core i3-6100
Summary
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
140%
Intel Core i3-6100
100%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
100%
Intel Core i3-6100
111%
Relative performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
191%
Intel Core i3-6100
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 5 2500U |
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 91% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-6100 |
11% higher single threaded performance. |
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
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MMX | | | |
3DNow! | | | |
SSE | | | |
SSE2 | | | |
SSE3 | | | |
SSE4A | | | |
AMD64 | | | |
CnQ | | | |
NX bit | | | |
AMD-V | | | |
SMT | | | |
SSSE3 | | | |
SSE4.1 | | | |
SSE4.2 | | | |
AVX | | | |
AVX2 | | | |
EIST | | | |
Intel 64 | | | |
XD bit | | | |
VT-x | | | |
Hyper-Threading | | | |
AES-NI | | | |
TSX | | | |
CLMUL | | | |
FMA3 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
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Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | Intel_Skylake |
Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3, DDR4 |
Codename | Raven Ridge | vs | Skylake |
Release Date | Oct 2017 | vs | Sep 2015 |
Cores
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
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Cores | 4 | vs | 2 |
Threads | 8 | vs | 4 |
SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 | vs | Intel HD 530 |
Cache
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
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L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 Cache | 4096 KB (shared) | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
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Socket | AMD Socket FP5 | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 65°C |
Package | FP5 | vs | |
Die Size | 210mm² | vs | 150mm² |
Process | 14 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | | Intel Core i3-6100 | |
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Cpu Frequency | 2000 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
Turbo Clock | 3600 MHz | vs | none |
Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
TDP | 15 W | vs | 51 W |
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
3960 points
Intel Core i3-6100
4255 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
10736 points
Intel Core i3-6100
10297 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
138
Intel Core i3-6100
154
points - higher is better
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
614
Intel Core i3-6100
321
points - higher is better