Ryzen 3 5425U vs Ryzen 5 6600H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by an impressive 66% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 581 | 904 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) | Barcelo-U (Zen 3) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U 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 | 3.3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U 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 | FP7 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, 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 | DDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 660M | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 16 |
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 6600H outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by 66% 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 6600H outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by 66% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by 20% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Ryzen 3 5425U by 74% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.24 | 7.39 |
| Integrated graphics card | 9.76 | 6.25 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 15 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 6600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5425U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 6600H and Ryzen 3 5425U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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