AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i3-11100. Specifications

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Released
2017-04-11
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Released
Q2/2021
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Intel Core i3-11100
Intel Core i3-11100

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i3-11100? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 has a base frequency of 3.2 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2017-04-11.

Intel Core i3-11100 has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 1600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    285 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    363 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    218 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    436 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    276 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    524 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    355 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    90 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    75 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    197 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    166 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    304 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 25 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Intel Core i3-11100 Intel Core i3-11100
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 11000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow -
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 11
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 1000 Series left arrow -
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
    3.2 GHz left arrow 3.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.6 GHz left arrow 4.5 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    3.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.3 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 UHD Graphics 630
  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 24
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU Turbo
    - left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2017
  • 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 / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-11100 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • 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 5 1600 and Intel Core i3-11100 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 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Core i3-11100, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Summit Ridge (Zen) left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Codename
    Pinnacle 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, AVX-512
  • L1-Cache
    0.5625 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    16 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    YD1600BBAEBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    YD1600BBAEMPK left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    YD1600BBM6IAE left arrow -
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit left arrow -
  • Release date
    2017-04-11 left arrow Q2/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

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