PRO A8-8650B vs Ryzen 5 5600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.70
+380%
PRO A8-8650B
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.02

Ryzen 5 5600U outperforms PRO A8-8650B by a whopping 380% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7931925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)no data
Power efficiency61.202.94
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm28 nm
Die size180 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B 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
SocketFP6FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B. 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 5600U and PRO A8-8650B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-2133
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data384
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and PRO A8-8650B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes816

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 5600U 9.70
+380%
PRO A8-8650B 2.02

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 5600U 15412
+380%
PRO A8-8650B 3212

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 1623
+269%
PRO A8-8650B 440

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 5773
+455%
PRO A8-8650B 1040

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 2.02
Recency 12 January 2021 29 September 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600U has a 380.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 5600U is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A8-8650B in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5600U is a notebook processor while PRO A8-8650B is a desktop one.


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