Core i5-6600T vs Ryzen 3 2200G

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 3 2200G
2018
4 cores / 4 threads
4.38
+20%
Core i5-6600T
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
3.65

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 20% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6600T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking12541401
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money9.960.79
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date12 February 2018 (6 years ago)5 August 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99$192
Current price$117 (1.2x MSRP)$213 (1.1x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 2200G has 1161% better value for money than i5-6600T.

Technical specs

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6600T 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Number of transistors4,950 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6600T 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6600T. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6600T 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 i5-6600T 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 i5-6600T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 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 530
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i5-6600T 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 i5-6600T 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 i5-6600T 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 i5-6600T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1216

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 4.38
+20%
i5-6600T 3.65

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 20% 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 6767
+19.8%
i5-6600T 5649

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 20% 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
i5-6600T 1181
+18.3%

Core i5-6600T outperforms Ryzen 3 2200G by 18% 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 2861
i5-6600T 3228
+12.8%

Core i5-6600T outperforms Ryzen 3 2200G by 13% 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
i5-6600T 5355
+15.8%

Core i5-6600T outperforms Ryzen 3 2200G by 16% 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
i5-6600T 17623
+5.6%

Core i5-6600T outperforms Ryzen 3 2200G by 6% 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
+5.7%
i5-6600T 6276

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 6% 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
i5-6600T 10.06
+7.4%

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 7% 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
+19.4%
i5-6600T 6

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 19% 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
+24.2%
i5-6600T 465

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 24% 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
+5.5%
i5-6600T 138

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 5% 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
+7%
i5-6600T 1.57

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 7% 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
+8.8%
i5-6600T 2.9

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 9% 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
+2.5%
i5-6600T 3151

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 2% in WinRAR 4.0.

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
+12.3%
i5-6600T 164

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 12% in x264 encoding pass 1.

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
+18.7%
i5-6600T 33

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i5-6600T by 19% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.38 3.65
Integrated graphics card 4.49 2.59
Recency 12 February 2018 5 August 2015
Cost $99 $192
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 3 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6600T in performance tests.


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