Ryzen 5 3500U vs Core i5-6260U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6260U
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.07
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.49
+117%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms i5-6260U by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18361280
Place by popularitynot in top-10033
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Picasso-U (Zen+)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$304no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support4 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGAFP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMAno data+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Graphics 540AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6260U and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1212

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-6260U 2.07
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.49
+117%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-6260U 3207
Ryzen 5 3500U 6947
+117%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 117% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 41%

i5-6260U 941
+9.3%
Ryzen 5 3500U 861

Core i5-6260U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 9% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 41%

i5-6260U 1938
Ryzen 5 3500U 2462
+27%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 27% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6260U 4481
Ryzen 5 3500U 4558
+1.7%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 2% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6260U 9949
Ryzen 5 3500U 17231
+73.2%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 73% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6260U 3883
Ryzen 5 3500U 5951
+53.2%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 53% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6260U 18
Ryzen 5 3500U 12.88
+39.8%

Core i5-6260U outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by 40% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-6260U 3
Ryzen 5 3500U 8
+134%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 134% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6260U 298
Ryzen 5 3500U 650
+118%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 118% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6260U 117
Ryzen 5 3500U 143
+22.2%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 22% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6260U 1.33
Ryzen 5 3500U 1.65
+24.1%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 24% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6260U 1.7
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.4
+159%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 159% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-6260U 2457
+0.1%
Ryzen 5 3500U 2455

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-6260U 19
Ryzen 5 3500U 39
+103%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 103% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

i5-6260U 105
Ryzen 5 3500U 135
+28.4%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 28% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 4%

i5-6260U 7016
Ryzen 5 3500U 11917
+69.9%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Core i5-6260U by 70% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.07 4.49
Integrated graphics card 3.04 4.50
Recency 1 September 2015 6 January 2019
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 12 nm

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 116.9% higher aggregate performance score, 48% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6260U in performance tests.


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