AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and AMD Ryzen 5 2600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
8 more threads: 16 vs 8
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x 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
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	Jan 2022 vs 10 September 2018
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	16 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5841
PassMark - Single thread mark		2085
PassMark - CPU mark		8002

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen
Launch date	Jan 2022	10 September 2018
Place in performance rating	1211	1171
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray		YM2600C3T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Die size	208 mm²	246 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	8
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Transistor count		4500 Million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Configurable TDP		35-54 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
Number of USB ports	4.0
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
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics API support
DirectX		12