PRO A6-8550B vs Ryzen 5 5600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.51
+960%
PRO A6-8550B
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.18

Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms PRO A6-8550B by a whopping 960% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6242363
Place by popularity13not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation29.34no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency18.211.72
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)29 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)1024 KB
L3 cache16 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm28 nm
Die sizeAM4 (1331) mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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++
AVX++
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-2133
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz)AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core countno data4
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and PRO A6-8550B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 5600G 12.51
+960%
PRO A6-8550B 1.18

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 19874
+956%
PRO A6-8550B 1882

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.51 1.18
Recency 13 April 2021 29 September 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm

Ryzen 5 5600G has a 960.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600G is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A6-8550B in performance tests.


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