Ryzen 5 6600U vs Ryzen 7 5800X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5800X
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
17.86
+68.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.61

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Ryzen 5 6600U by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking355742
Place by popularity60not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency15.8065.74
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date8 October 2020 (4 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 speed3.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm6 nm
Die size2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U 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
SocketAM4FP7
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAMMX, 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++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon 660M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 6600U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 5800X 17.86
+68.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 10.61

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 5800X 27845
+68.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 16545

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 5800X 2201
+33.2%
Ryzen 5 6600U 1652

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 5800X 10265
+58.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 6485

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 5800X 6835
+9.5%
Ryzen 5 6600U 6242

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 5800X 45548
+41.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 32097

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 5800X 15873
+60.2%
Ryzen 5 6600U 9908

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 5800X 3.04
+54.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 4.69

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 5800X 29
+70.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 17

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 5800X 2609
+74.7%
Ryzen 5 6600U 1493

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 5800X 266
+13.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 233

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 5800X 3.09
+13.2%
Ryzen 5 6600U 2.73

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 5800X 15
+61.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 9.3

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 5800X 152
+113%
Ryzen 5 6600U 71

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 5800X 339
+59.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 212

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 5800X 15604
+125%
Ryzen 5 6600U 6937

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 5800X 10724
+42.4%
Ryzen 5 6600U 7529

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 5800X 197
Ryzen 5 6600U 415
+111%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 5800X 1683
+13.5%
Ryzen 5 6600U 1483

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 5800X 6907
+25.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 5486

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 5800X 72114
+62.7%
Ryzen 5 6600U 44320

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 5800X 302
+10%
Ryzen 5 6600U 274

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.86 10.61
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 5800X has a 68.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 6600U, on the other hand, has a 16.7% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5800X is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 5800X is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 6600U is a notebook one.


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