AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS 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 6800HS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS

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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3207 vs 2918
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20584 vs 15412

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	3207 vs 2918
PassMark - CPU mark	20584 vs 15412

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3207

2918

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20584

15412

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3207	2918
PassMark - CPU mark	20584	15412
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6317

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Launch date	Jan 2022	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	686	673
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
Configurable TDP	15-28 Watt	10-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 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™)