Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 9 5900H

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.43
+3.4%

Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking579607
Place by popularitynot in top-10018
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data28.37
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency27.2118.22
Architecture codenameCezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date7 January 2021 (3 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data39
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataAM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 configurationno data1
SocketFP6AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTMMX, 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 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 9 5900H 13.43
+3.4%
Ryzen 5 5600G 12.99

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 9 5900H 20557
+3.4%
Ryzen 5 5600G 19874

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.43 12.99
Integrated graphics card 9.03 7.46
Recency 7 January 2021 13 April 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900H has a 3.4% higher aggregate performance score, 21% faster integrated GPU, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 5900H and Ryzen 5 5600G.

Be aware that Ryzen 9 5900H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.


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