Ryzen 5 5600U vs i7-620UM

Place in the ranking	2730	793
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	3.63	61.16
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$278	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U 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	4	12
Base clock speed	1.06 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	8	23
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	180 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800	DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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.

i7-620UM 0.69

Ryzen 5 5600U 9.70
+1306%

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.

i7-620UM 1091

Ryzen 5 5600U 15409
+1312%

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.

i7-620UM 2111

Ryzen 5 5600U 2866
+35.8%

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.

i7-620UM 4004

Ryzen 5 5600U 28347
+608%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.69	9.70
Integrated graphics card	0.77	7.47
Recency	7 January 2010	12 January 2021
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	15 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600U has a 1305.8% higher aggregate performance score, 870.1% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620UM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-620UM and Ryzen 5 5600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.