Ryzen 5 5600H vs i7-620M

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-620M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.29
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.10
+760%

Ryzen 5 5600H outperforms Core i7-620M by a whopping 760% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2293721
Place by popularitynot in top-10042
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency3.3622.49
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier1533
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors384 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H 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)no data
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FP6
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, 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-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no 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

Security technologies

Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon Vega 7
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

i7-620M 1.29
Ryzen 5 5600H 11.10
+760%

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.

i7-620M 1975
Ryzen 5 5600H 16985
+760%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-620M 442
Ryzen 5 5600H 1600
+262%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-620M 822
Ryzen 5 5600H 5769
+602%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-620M 3473
Ryzen 5 5600H 5817
+67.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i7-620M 7657
Ryzen 5 5600H 34229
+347%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i7-620M 3044
Ryzen 5 5600H 11952
+293%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i7-620M 18
Ryzen 5 5600H 6.58
+174%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i7-620M 2
Ryzen 5 5600H 19
+675%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.29 11.10
Recency 7 January 2010 12 January 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

i7-620M has 28.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600H, on the other hand, has a 760.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620M in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-620M and Ryzen 5 5600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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