Ryzen 5 5600GE vs Ryzen 5 5500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.44
Ryzen 5 5600GE
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
12.12
+43.6%

Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by a considerable 44% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 5600GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking838587
Place by popularity17not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2)Zen 3
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500U 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP6Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 5600GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, 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, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 5600GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 5600GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 5 5600GE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Ryzen 5 5500U 8.44
Ryzen 5 5600GE 12.12
+43.6%

Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 44% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 5500U 13054
Ryzen 5 5600GE 18749
+43.6%

Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by 44% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.44 12.12
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5600GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop one.


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