Ryzen 5 2600H vs Ryzen 5 5500GT
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500GT outperforms Ryzen 5 2600H by a whopping 152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 598 | 1215 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 65.55 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 18.52 | 31.80 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 30 May 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $125 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 32 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 4950 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.72 | 5.04 |
| Integrated graphics card | 7.46 | 4.50 |
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 30 May 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500GT has a 152.4% higher aggregate performance score, 65.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 5 2600H, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500GT is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600H in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 5500GT is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 2600H is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 2600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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