AMD Ryzen 5 2600H vs AMD A8-8600P

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600H and AMD A8-8600P processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

AMD A8-8600P

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 90°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2094 vs 1103
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7834 vs 2240

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 September 2018 vs 3 June 2015
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2094 vs 1103
PassMark - CPU mark	7834 vs 2240

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-8600P

3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
CPU 2: AMD A8-8600P

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2094

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7834

2240

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H	AMD A8-8600P
PassMark - Single thread mark	2094	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	7834	2240
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1753
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4113
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5824
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1037
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5824

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H	AMD A8-8600P
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Carrizo
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	10 September 2018	3 June 2015
OPN Tray	YM2600C3T4MFB	AM860PAAY43KA
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1070	1051
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	AMD A8-Series APU for AIOs
Vertical segment	Laptop	All-in-One
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Compute Cores	12	10
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8	6
Number of threads	8	4
Transistor count	4500 Million	3100 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1100 MHz	720 MHz
iGPU core count	8	6
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Enduro
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP5	FP4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0