AMD Ryzen 7 6800H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and AMD Ryzen 5 5600U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800H

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3243 vs 2918
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23398 vs 15417

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 12 Jan 2021
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3243 vs 2918
PassMark - CPU mark	23398 vs 15417

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3243

2918

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23398

15417

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800H	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3243	2918
PassMark - CPU mark	23398	15417
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6591

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800H	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Launch date	Jan 2022	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	639	675
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen
OPN Tray		100-000000287
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of GPU cores	8	7
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200MHz, LPDDR4-4266MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		68.27 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	16
Number of USB ports	4.0
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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™)