Ryzen 5 5600G vs Celeron M 550
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Celeron M 550 by a whopping 4176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron M 550 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3121 | 624 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 15 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.21 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Celeron M | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 0.92 | 18.16 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | no data | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron M 550 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 533 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron M 550 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron M 550 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 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 Celeron M 550 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron M 550 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron M 550 and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.29 | 12.40 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 30 Watt | 65 Watt |
Celeron M 550 has 116.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600G, on the other hand, has a 4175.9% higher aggregate performance score, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 550 in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron M 550 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron M 550 and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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