AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and Intel Core i7-5850EQ 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Intel Core i7-5850EQ

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2918 vs 2119
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15412 vs 7036

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 47 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918 vs 2119
PassMark - CPU mark	15412 vs 7036

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5850EQ

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2918

2119

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

15412

7036

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
PassMark - Single thread mark	2918	2119
PassMark - CPU mark	15412	7036
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3810
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		12607
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		57.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		36.444
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7501
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2136
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		4501
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7501

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Broadwell
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	Q2'15
OPN Tray	100-000000287
Place in performance rating	673	689
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Embedded
Processor Number		i7-5850EQ
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz	2.70 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.27 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz	DDR3L 1600
Graphics
Execution Units	7
Graphics max frequency	1800 MHz
Number of pipelines	448
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 7	Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 6200
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported	4	3
eDP
VGA
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP6	FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	47 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		37 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 32mm x 1.8mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		2560x1600@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)