Ryzen 5 5600H vs Ryzen 5 8600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	374	664
Place by popularity	not in top-100	42
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.92	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codename	Phoenix	Cezanne-H (Zen 3)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	7 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$514	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Die size	178 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	25,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H 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	no data
Socket	AM5	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 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
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H. 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 760M

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Ryzen 5 5600H.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

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 5 8600G outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by 49% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.40	11.01
Integrated graphics card	15.29	7.41
Recency	8 January 2024	7 January 2021
Chip lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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