AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 6600H and AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 10 more threads: 12 vs 2
  • Around 45% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3179 vs 1339
  • 14.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18675 vs 1262
Specifications (specs)
Launch date Jan 2022 vs 12 May 2010
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2048 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3179 vs 1339
PassMark - CPU mark 18675 vs 1262

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3179
1339
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18675
1262
Name AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 3179 1339
PassMark - CPU mark 18675 1262

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3+ Champlain
Launch date Jan 2022 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 508 1909
Series 2x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Die size 208 mm²
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 2048 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 6 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 3.1 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 12 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR5-4800

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FP7 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCI Express revision 4.0

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)