AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and AMD Phenom X3 8650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

AMD Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 9 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
Around 83% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs April 2008
Number of cores	6 vs 3
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2922
PassMark - CPU mark	16785
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2991

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Toliman
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	April 2008
OPN Tray	100-000000296
Place in performance rating	885	1704
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	6	3
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)