Ryzen 5 5600G vs A6-4455M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-4455M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.50
Ryzen 5 5600G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.51
+2402%

Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms A6-4455M by a whopping 2402% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-4455M and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2892623
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-SeriesAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.7818.21
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 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

A6-4455M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data39
L1 cache92 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm2AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)100 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-4455M 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 configuration11
SocketFP2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4455M and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMAMMX, 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 A6-4455M and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4455M and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelDDR4
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 HD 7500G (327 - 424 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4455M 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.

A6-4455M 0.50
Ryzen 5 5600G 12.51
+2402%

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.

A6-4455M 797
Ryzen 5 5600G 19869
+2393%

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.

A6-4455M 225
Ryzen 5 5600G 1938
+761%

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.

A6-4455M 307
Ryzen 5 5600G 7718
+2414%

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.

A6-4455M 1689
Ryzen 5 5600G 6052
+258%

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.

A6-4455M 2601
Ryzen 5 5600G 35552
+1267%

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.

A6-4455M 1359
Ryzen 5 5600G 12904
+850%

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.

A6-4455M 61.8
Ryzen 5 5600G 4.53
+1264%

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.

A6-4455M 1
Ryzen 5 5600G 20
+2216%

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.

A6-4455M 0.62
Ryzen 5 5600G 2.68
+332%

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.

A6-4455M 0.5
Ryzen 5 5600G 9.7
+1802%

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.

A6-4455M 865
Ryzen 5 5600G 7652
+785%

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.  

A6-4455M 6
Ryzen 5 5600G 103
+1689%

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.  

A6-4455M 31
Ryzen 5 5600G 262
+753%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 12.51
Integrated graphics card 0.83 7.47
Recency 15 May 2012 13 April 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 65 Watt

A6-4455M has 282.4% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600G, on the other hand, has a 2402% higher aggregate performance score, 800% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 357.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600G is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4455M in performance tests.

Be aware that A6-4455M is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-4455M and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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