Ryzen 5 2600H vs i5-480M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-480M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
Ryzen 5 2600H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.04
+507%

Ryzen 5 2600H outperforms Core i5-480M by a whopping 507% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25951224
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.2431.80
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date11 January 2011 (13 years ago)10 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$81no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier2032
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81+114 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size8 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-480M and Ryzen 5 2600H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-480M 0.83
Ryzen 5 2600H 5.04
+507%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-480M 1325
Ryzen 5 2600H 8002
+504%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.83 5.04
Integrated graphics card 0.77 4.51
Recency 11 January 2011 10 September 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

i5-480M has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 2600H, on the other hand, has a 507.2% higher aggregate performance score, 485.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 2600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-480M in performance tests.


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