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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-6700. Specifications, performance, tests

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2017-07-27
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
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Intel Core i7-6700
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i7-6700? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 3 1200 has a base frequency of 3.1 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-07-27.

Intel Core i7-6700 has a base frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2015.

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    392 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    357 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    615 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    563 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    630 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    681 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    334 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    398 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    330 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    374 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    572 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    209 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 10% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 3.1 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.00 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-6700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    231 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    277 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    239 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    350 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    429 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    462 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    98 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    54 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    192 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    46 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    373 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Intel Core i7-6700 Intel Core i7-6700
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 1000 left arrow Intel Core i 6000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i7
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 6
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i7-7700
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.4 GHz left arrow 4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow Intel HD Graphics 530
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1150 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2015
  • Shader
    - left arrow 192
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-6700 and AMD Ryzen 3 1200. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow -
  • PCIe
    PCIe 3.0 x16 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    20 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    2667 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i7-6700 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    65 W left arrow -
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i7-6700, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Skylake S
  • Codename
    Summit Ridge left arrow -
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    2 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 8 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1200BBAEBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1200BBAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1200BBM4KAE left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-07-27 left arrow Q3/2015
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    AMD Wraith Stealth left arrow -
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 3 1200 and Intel Core i7-6700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

333.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
406.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1191.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
1774.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

129.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
171.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

477.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
816.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

800.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
983.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2574.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
3801.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3464.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4519.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

9145.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
15655.000000
Intel Core i7-6700
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.590000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
2.080000
Intel Core i7-6700
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

5.330000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
9.120000
Intel Core i7-6700
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

6795.000000
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
10212.000000
Intel Core i7-6700

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