Celeron G6900T vs Ryzen 5 6600U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 6600U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.42
+313%
Celeron G6900T
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
2.52

Ryzen 5 6600U outperforms Celeron G6900T by a whopping 313% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7421740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)no data
Power efficiency65.746.81
Architecture codenameRembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T 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 speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography6 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T 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
SocketFP7FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T. 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, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and Celeron G6900T.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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 6600U 10.42
+313%
Celeron G6900T 2.52

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 6600U 16545
+313%
Celeron G6900T 4003

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 6600U 1652
+17.9%
Celeron G6900T 1401

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 6600U 6485
+163%
Celeron G6900T 2463

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.42 2.52
Integrated graphics card 16.29 2.85
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600U has a 313.5% higher aggregate performance score, 471.6% faster integrated GPU, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 6600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G6900T in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 6600U is a notebook processor while Celeron G6900T is a desktop one.


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