AMD Ryzen 5 2600H vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600H and AMD Ryzen 7 2700U 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2085 vs 1818
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8002 vs 6825
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2018 vs 26 October 2017
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2085 vs 1818
PassMark - CPU mark 8002 vs 6825

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2085
1818
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
8002
6825
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2085 1818
PassMark - CPU mark 8002 6825
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 645
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2352
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 7007
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1714
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2331
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 7007

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Zen
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 10 September 2018 26 October 2017
OPN Tray YM2600C3T4MFB YM2700C4T4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1171 1133
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics AMD Ryzen 7 Mobile Processors with Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Compute Cores 12
Die size 246 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of GPU cores 8 10
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 4500 Million 4500 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 1100 MHz 1300 MHz
iGPU core count 8 10
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 8 Graphics Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 35-54 Watt 12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FP5 FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt
Thermal Solution Not included Not included

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Video Core Next (VCN)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0