AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U

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 18% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.0 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
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5837 vs 3761

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 4.0 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5837 vs 3761

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 95 °C
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5837

3761

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5837	3761
PassMark - Single thread mark		2438
PassMark - CPU mark		13000

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800U	AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3+	Zen 2
Launch date	Jan 2022	12 Jan 2021
Place in performance rating	1195	1141
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
OPN Tray		100-000000375
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Die size	208 mm²
L1 cache	512 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4.0 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of GPU cores	8	6
Number of threads	16	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	2200 MHz	1800 MHz
iGPU core count		7
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FP7	FP6
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		10-25 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
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™)