Core i5-6200U vs Ryzen 3 2200G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2200G
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.37
+125%

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by a whopping 125% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12751861
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.51no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)1 September 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99$281
Current price$117 (1.2x MSRP)$661 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm299 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,950 million1750 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPPno data-
Smart Responseno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel HD Graphics 520
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6200U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 2200G 4.37
+125%
i5-6200U 1.94

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 125% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 2200G 6764
+126%
i5-6200U 2996

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 126% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 2200G 998
+78.9%
i5-6200U 558

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 79% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen 3 2200G 2859
+114%
i5-6200U 1333

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 114% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 3 2200G 4625
+5.5%
i5-6200U 4383

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 6% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 2200G 16684
+69%
i5-6200U 9872

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 69% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 3 2200G 6636
+75.2%
i5-6200U 3787

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 75% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 3 2200G 10.8
+64.4%
i5-6200U 17.75

Core i5-6200U outperforms Ryzen 3 2200G by 64% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 3 2200G 7
+108%
i5-6200U 3

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 108% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 2200G 577
+99.7%
i5-6200U 289

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 100% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 3 2200G 146
+26.6%
i5-6200U 115

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 27% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 3 2200G 1.68
+27.3%
i5-6200U 1.32

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 27% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 3.1
+82.4%
i5-6200U 1.7

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 82% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 3229
+58.2%
i5-6200U 2041

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 58% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 40
+109%
i5-6200U 19

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 109% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 3 2200G 184
+84%
i5-6200U 100

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 84% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 3 2200G 11105
+70.8%
i5-6200U 6502

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 71% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

Ryzen 3 2200G 4082
+16.4%
i5-6200U 3507

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6200U by 16% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 1.94
Integrated graphics card 4.49 2.15
Recency 12 February 2018 1 September 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Cost $99 $281
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

The Ryzen 3 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6200U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 2200G is a desktop processor while Core i5-6200U is a notebook one.


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