Ryzen 5 6600H vs i5-6685R

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated653
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiencyno data24.75
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date22 April 2016 (8 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$288no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H 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
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
eDRAM128 MBno data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H 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 i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 4.77 16.29
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600H has 241.5% faster integrated GPU, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6685R and Ryzen 5 6600H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-6685R is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 6600H is a notebook one.


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