AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD PRO A6-9500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD PRO A6-9500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

AMD PRO A6-9500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.8 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: 7 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 1520
12.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21559 vs 1784

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 90°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	21559 vs 1784

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-9500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

1520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21559

1784

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD PRO A6-9500
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	1520
PassMark - CPU mark	21559	1784
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		280.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		97.416

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD PRO A6-9500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	3 October 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$199
Place in performance rating	694	717
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray		AD950BAGM23AB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		1029 MHz
Processor graphics		R5
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0