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Intel Core i5-L16G7 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i5-L16G7
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2019-07-07
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-L16G7 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i5-L16G7 has a base frequency of 1.40 GHz. 5 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 7 W. Released in Q2/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    7 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-L16G7 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    447 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    440 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    749 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    795 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    538 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    801 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    569 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    138 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 157% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 1.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    1 more cores

    6 left arrow 5
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 40 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.2 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    59 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    178 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-L16G7 Intel Core i5-L16G7
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i L left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

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

  • A-Core
    1x Sunny-Cove left arrow -
  • B-Core
    4x Tremont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    1.4 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    5 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    5 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (5 Cores)
    1.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 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 -
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    200 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (64 EU) left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    500 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    8 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow -
  • Shader
    512 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i5-L16G7. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    8 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    LPDDR4-4266 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    6 left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-L16G7 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    7 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    5 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-L16G7 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Lakefield left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Socket
    FC-CSP1016 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Matisse
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000031BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000031MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000031
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • 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-L16G7

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

More results: 9

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 / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 5835.6676 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B450 Gaming-ITX/ac
Duration: 171.36 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-L16G7 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600.

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.

272.000000
Intel Core i5-L16G7
472.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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.

577.000000
Intel Core i5-L16G7
3570.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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.

107.000000
Intel Core i5-L16G7
197.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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.

251.000000
Intel Core i5-L16G7
1578.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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.

880.000000
Intel Core i5-L16G7
1183.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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.

1754.000000
Intel Core i5-L16G7
6821.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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