AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-6700

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 3550H vs Intel Core i7-6700 and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 7zip, PassMark, Handbrake, 3DMark, WPrime, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, Gears 5, SuperPi, MATLAB, Blender, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   And how good the processors are in games:

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Last Man Standing
Watch Dogs Legion
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3550H.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 3550H

52%

Core i7-6700

52%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 3550H

51%

Core i7-6700

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.4	92.4
Valorant	103.9	105.0
Cyberpunk 2077	58.2	58.8
Apex Legends	97.7	98.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.9	78.8
Overwatch	84.2	85.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.7	72.5
DOOM Eternal	51.9	52.5
Warzone	81.0	81.9
Assassin's Creed	87.3	88.2
Valheim	86.2	87.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 3550H

84%

Core i7-6700

56%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3550H is more energy efficient than the Core i7-6700 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-6700
Cinbench 15 Single-core	141	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	742	816
Cinbench 20 Single-core	360	406
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1660	1774
Cinbench 23 Single-core	945	1071
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4442	4921

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-6700
Single-Core	2129	2325
Multi-Core	8087	8025

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-6700
Single-Core	890	1095
Multi-Core	3362	4353

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 3550H	Intel Core i7-6700
Announcement date	February 07, 2019	April 01, 2015
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	LGA 1151
Core name	Picasso	Skylake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	3	6
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4 MHz
Frequency	2.1 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	4	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	2MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3500C4T4MFG n/a

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-6700 is 38% better than Ryzen 5 3550H in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3550H is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-6700 is better: 28
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 3550H and Intel Core i7-6700 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3550H specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-6700 specs and review.