Ryzen 5 5600GE vs Pro A8-8600B
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms Pro A8-8600B by a whopping 753% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2217 | 654 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Carrizo | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 3.73 | 31.78 |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Zen 3 |
| Release date | 3 June 2015 (9 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 34 |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 3100 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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.
| Socket | FP4 | Socket AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HSA 1.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | AVX | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3/DDR3L-2133 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R6 Graphics | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
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 | 1.43 | 12.20 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 35 Watt |
Pro A8-8600B has 191.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600GE, on the other hand, has a 753.1% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A8-8600B in performance tests.
Be aware that Pro A8-8600B is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pro A8-8600B and Ryzen 5 5600GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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