Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	555	471
Place by popularity	13	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	87.29	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2022)	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+)
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	no data
Current price	$106 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	208 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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
Socket	AM4	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 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, SME	DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

AMD Radeon 680M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 9 PRO 6950H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.86	14.51
Integrated graphics card	7.40	17.37
Recency	13 April 2021	19 April 2022
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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