Ryzen 5 5600 vs A6-9220C

Primary details

Comparing A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2629	492
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	52.30
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)	Vermeer (2020−2022)
Release date	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$360	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-9220C 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	1.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	160 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (shared)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	124.5 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6-9220C 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	1	1
Socket	FT4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Single-Channel DDR4-2133, Virtualization,	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9220C and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	8	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.

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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 5 5600 outperforms A6-9220C by 1951% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.68	13.95
Recency	7 January 2019	20 April 2022
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	65 Watt

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