i7-5600U vs Ryzen 3 2200G

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2200G
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.41
+123%

Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Core i7-5600U by a whopping 123% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13621951
Place by popularity91not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.79no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Core i7
Power efficiency6.1912.04
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$99$393

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U 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 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size209.78 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors4950 Million1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U 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
SocketAM4FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U. 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+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U 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 i7-5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Intel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Core i7-5600U.

PCIe version3.02.0
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 4.41
+123%
i7-5600U 1.98

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 6755
+123%
i7-5600U 3035

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 998
+9.4%
i7-5600U 912

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 2840
+63.9%
i7-5600U 1733

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 4625
i7-5600U 4944
+6.9%

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 16684
+62.6%
i7-5600U 10263

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 6636
+73.4%
i7-5600U 3827

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 10.8
+43.8%
i7-5600U 15.53

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 7
+105%
i7-5600U 3

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 3 2200G 577
+94.3%
i7-5600U 297

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 146
+12%
i7-5600U 130

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 1.68
+11.3%
i7-5600U 1.51

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 3.1
+63.2%
i7-5600U 1.9

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.  

Ryzen 3 2200G 40
+116%
i7-5600U 18

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.  

Ryzen 3 2200G 184
+85.9%
i7-5600U 99

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.

Ryzen 3 2200G 3229
+22.3%
i7-5600U 2640

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.41 1.98
Integrated graphics card 4.50 1.51
Recency 8 January 2018 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 2200G has a 122.7% higher aggregate performance score, 198% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores.

i7-5600U, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-5600U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 2200G is a desktop processor while Core i7-5600U is a notebook one.


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