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Intel Core i5-6200U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6200U
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2021-04-13
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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What's the best choice Intel Core i5-6200U or AMD Ryzen 5 5600G? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-6200U has a base frequency of 2.30 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q3/2015.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2021-04-13.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    280 left arrow place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-6200U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    312 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    307 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    438 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    408 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    693 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    733 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    892 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    938 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    874 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    181 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    467 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    515 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    455 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    530 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    136 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    772 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    117 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 70% better clock speed

    3.9 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 57 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.4 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    91 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    70 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    205 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    141 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-6200U Intel Core i5-6200U
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000U left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
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
    2.3 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    2.8 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    2.7 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 7
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 520 left arrow Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    1000 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 448
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
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
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and Intel Core i5-6200U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    32 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2133 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    12 left arrow 24
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6200U and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 45-65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-6200U and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake U left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow 2021-04-13
  • Socket
    BGA 1356 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Cezanne
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000252BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000252MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000252
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i5-6200U

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 4472.571953 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / A520M-HVS
Duration: 223.585 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-6200U and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.

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 R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

716.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
1504.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1706.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
11077.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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.

282.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
574.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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.

735.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
4479.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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.

566.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
1517.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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.

1346.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
7844.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

384.000000
Intel Core i5-6200U
1702.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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