Ryzen 5 5600 vs Turion II Ultra M620
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Turion II Ultra M620 by a whopping 2540% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2830 | 530 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 8 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Vermeer (2020−2024) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,150 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.53 | 13.99 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 20 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M620 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 2539.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M620 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II Ultra M620 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M620 and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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