Ryzen 5 5600GE vs Ryzen 5 5600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.70
Ryzen 5 5600GE
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
11.75
+21.1%

Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms Ryzen 5 5600U by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking793665
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency61.2031.77
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Zen 3
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier2334
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache3 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and Ryzen 5 5600GE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 9.70
Ryzen 5 5600GE 11.75
+21.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 15409
Ryzen 5 5600GE 18664
+21.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 1623
Ryzen 5 5600GE 1938
+19.4%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 5774
Ryzen 5 5600GE 6533
+13.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 11.75
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600U has 133.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600GE, on the other hand, has a 21.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Ryzen 5 5600GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5600U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop one.


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