Ryzen 5 5600H vs Ryzen 7 5800H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5800H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 54 Watt
13.22
+23.8%
Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.68

Ryzen 7 5800H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking561729
Place by popularity8146
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency23.1722.46
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplier3233
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800H 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6FP6
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 5 5600H. 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, SMEMMX, 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 5 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800H and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version3.0no 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 7 5800H 13.22
+23.8%
Ryzen 5 5600H 10.68

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 7 5800H 21004
+23.8%
Ryzen 5 5600H 16961

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 7 5800H 1763
+10%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1602

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 7 5800H 7229
+25.1%
Ryzen 5 5600H 5778

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 7 5800H 6017
+3.4%
Ryzen 5 5600H 5817

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 7 5800H 36735
+7.3%
Ryzen 5 5600H 34229

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.

Ryzen 7 5800H 12790
+7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 11952

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 7 5800H 6.12
+7.5%
Ryzen 5 5600H 6.58

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 7 5800H 22
+20.3%
Ryzen 5 5600H 19

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 5800H 2005
+28.3%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1563

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 7 5800H 229
+2.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 223

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 7 5800H 2.72
+3.8%
Ryzen 5 5600H 2.62

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 7 5800H 10
+36.1%
Ryzen 5 5600H 7.4

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 7 5800H 105
+9.9%
Ryzen 5 5600H 95

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 7 5800H 244
Ryzen 5 5600H 251
+3%

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 7 5800H 6851
Ryzen 5 5600H 7497
+9.4%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 5800H 7641
+16.9%
Ryzen 5 5600H 6536

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 5800H 256
Ryzen 5 5600H 324
+26.8%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 5800H 1462
+2.8%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1423

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 5800H 5500
+2.6%
Ryzen 5 5600H 5359

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 5800H 54052
+21.3%
Ryzen 5 5600H 44558

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 5800H 269
+0.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 267

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.22 10.68
Integrated graphics card 9.04 7.46
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800H has a 23.8% higher aggregate performance score, 21.2% faster integrated GPU, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5600H, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600H in performance tests.


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