Ryzen 5 2600X vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.49
+19.9%
Ryzen 5 2600X
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 95 Watt
8.75

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U outperforms Ryzen 5 2600X by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking746874
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.51
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency66.148.71
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+) (2022)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 speed2.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.25 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64K (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nm12 nm
Die size208 mm2192 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFP7AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHASSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and Ryzen 5 2600X.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 PRO 6650U 10.49
+19.9%
Ryzen 5 2600X 8.75

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 PRO 6650U 16657
+19.9%
Ryzen 5 2600X 13898

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 PRO 6650U 1736
+39.2%
Ryzen 5 2600X 1247

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 PRO 6650U 6637
+25.7%
Ryzen 5 2600X 5281

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6062
+22.3%
Ryzen 5 2600X 4958

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 32262
+7.7%
Ryzen 5 2600X 29954

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 7.74
Ryzen 5 2600X 4.62
+67.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 16
+11.2%
Ryzen 5 2600X 15

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 1460
+8.8%
Ryzen 5 2600X 1341

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 233
+42.6%
Ryzen 5 2600X 163

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 2.79
+54.1%
Ryzen 5 2600X 1.81

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 5.5
Ryzen 5 2600X 8
+45.5%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 5343
+16.2%
Ryzen 5 2600X 4599

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 86
+7.2%
Ryzen 5 2600X 81

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 224
+8.2%
Ryzen 5 2600X 207

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 6489
+6.5%
Ryzen 5 2600X 6094

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 397
+12.8%
Ryzen 5 2600X 352

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 1453
+26.9%
Ryzen 5 2600X 1145

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 5229
+21.8%
Ryzen 5 2600X 4293

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 37857
+14%
Ryzen 5 2600X 33222

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 234
+25.5%
Ryzen 5 2600X 186

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.49 8.75
Recency 19 April 2022 19 April 2018
Chip lithography 6 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 95 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has a 19.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600X in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop one.


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