AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
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CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 5 6600H or Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 - 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was released in Q1/2024. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 (85) | Family | Qualcomm Snapdragon (102) |
| AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) | CPU group | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (2) |
| 5 | Generation | 3 |
| Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | Architecture | -- |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz) 6x Zen 3+ |
A-Core | 3.00 GHz 1x Cortex-X4 |
| -- | B-Core | 2.80 GHz 4x Cortex-A720 |
| -- | C-Core | 2.00 GHz 3x Cortex-A520 |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| -- | AI hardware | Qualcomm AI engine |
| -- | AI specifications | Hexagon NPU @ 10 TOPS ? |
Internal GraphicsThe 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 660M | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 740 |
| 1.40 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.72 GHz |
| 1.90 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 9 | GPU Generation | 8 |
| 6 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| 3 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 6 | Compute units | -- |
| 384 | Shader | -- |
| Yes | Hardware Raytracing | Yes |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 12.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| AMD Radeon 660M | GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 740 |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec AV1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | Decode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 5 6600H supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 can connect up to 24 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 | Memory | LPDDR5X-8400 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 24 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 76.8 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 67.0 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 3.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 16.00 MB | L3 Cache | 12.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 23.6 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is 10 W. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 10 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 54 W | TDP up | -- |
| 35 W | TDP down | -- |
| 95 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has a 19.00 MB cache, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 cache has a total of 12.00 MB. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | Characteristic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| 6 nm | Technology | 4 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | -- |
| FP7 | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | None |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Android, Windows 10/11 (ARM) |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q1/2024 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Qualcomm Adreno 740 @ 0.72 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
8C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
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