AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2905 vs 2012
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15250 vs 7356

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 8 April 2019
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2905 vs 2012
PassMark - CPU mark	15250 vs 7356

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2905

2012

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15250

7356

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2905	2012
PassMark - CPU mark	15250	7356
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		773
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2738

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen+
Family	AMD Ryzen	Ryzen 7
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	8 April 2019
OPN Tray	100-000000287	YM370BC4T4MFG
Place in performance rating	680	1644
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	7	10
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		209.78 mm²
Operating Temperature Range		0° C - 95 °C
Transistor count		4500 million
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Execution Units	7	10
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448	640
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7	Radeon Vega 10 Graphics
Graphics base frequency		1400 MHz
iGPU core count		10
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	AM4 (FP5)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		12 Watt
Configurable TDP-up		25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		1x8+1x4, 2x4+1x4
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.6
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)