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.

 

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 1214 1172
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