AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Core i7-5650U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and Intel Core i7-5650U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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

Intel Core i7-5650U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 0 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2922 vs 1885
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16785 vs 3001

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 5 January 2015
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2922 vs 1885
PassMark - CPU mark	16785 vs 3001

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5650U

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 5600H
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5650U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2922

1885

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16785

3001

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	Intel Core i7-5650U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2922	1885
PassMark - CPU mark	16785	3001
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4903
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		737
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1562

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	Intel Core i7-5650U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	5 January 2015
OPN Tray	100-000000296
Place in performance rating	885	1857
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$426
Processor Number		i7-5650U
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		133 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		105 °C
Transistor count		1900 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1600/1866
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz	1 GHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7	Intel® HD Graphics 6000
Device ID		0x1626
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		16 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35-54 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		9.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		600 MHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		40mm x24mm x 1.3mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations		4x1, 2x4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)