Intel U300 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Comparative analysis of Intel U300 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel U300

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel U300

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 4% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3413 vs 3195

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3413 vs 3195

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 5
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 6 nm vs 10 nm
629145.6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2097152x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16792 vs 9309

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 5
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm vs 10 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1.25MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 8MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	16792 vs 9309

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel U300
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3413

3195

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9309

16792

Name	Intel U300	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
PassMark - Single thread mark	3413	3195
PassMark - CPU mark	9309	16792

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel U300	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
Essentials
Launch date	4 Jan 2023	Jan 2022
Launch price (MSRP)	$193
Place in performance rating	445	441
Architecture codename		Zen 3+
Performance
Base frequency	1200 MHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1.25MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	8MB (shared)	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	6 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	5	6
Number of threads	6	12
Unlocked
Die size		208 mm²
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5, Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Max memory channels		2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	Intel BGA 1744	FP7
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		15-28 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 8 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)