AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs Intel Celeron N2820

Last updated: 2024-04-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 5 6600H		Intel Celeron N2820
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen 5 6600H or Intel Celeron N2820 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H was released in Q1/2022. The Intel Celeron N2820 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.39 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2820 was released in Q4/2013.

AMD Ryzen 5 (86)	Family	Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)	CPU group	Intel Celeron J1000/N2000 (17)
5	Generation	6
Rembrandt (Zen 3+)	Architecture	Bay Trail
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Celeron N2820 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.13 GHz (2.39 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2820
6	Cores	2
12	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.30 GHz	Frequency	2.13 GHz
4.50 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.39 GHz
3.80 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.39 GHz


NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2820
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
AMD Radeon 660M	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
1.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.31 GHz
1.90 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	0.76 GHz
9	GPU Generation	7
6 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	2
6	Compute units	4
384	Shader	32
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
8 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.2

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 660M	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1)
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron N2820 can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2820
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR3-1066
64 GB	Max. Memory	8 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	17.1 GB/s
No	ECC	No
3.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
16.00 MB	L3 Cache	1.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	2.0
12	PCIe lanes	4
23.6 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	2.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Celeron N2820 is 7.5 W.
AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2820
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	7.5 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
54 W	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	4.5 W
95 °C	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has a 19.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron N2820 cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	Characteristic	Intel Celeron N2820
6 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP7	Socket	BGA 1170
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022	Release date	Q4/2013
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)

Intel Celeron N2820 (13%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)

Intel Celeron N2820 (4%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1472 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	229 (16%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8054 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	422 (5%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1886 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	185 (10%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8063 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	312 (4%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.76 GHz	48 (3%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	19080 (100%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	512 (3%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	78 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	141 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	37 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	73 (100%)

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