AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

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AMD Ryzen 5 6600U CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U - 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 6600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U was released in Q1/2022.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U was released in Q2/2022.
AMD Ryzen 5 (84) Family AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9) CPU group AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
5 Generation 5
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Mobile Segment Mobile
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has 6 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is at 2.90 GHz (4.40 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6 Cores 6
12 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
4.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.40 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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. 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 660M GPU AMD Radeon 660M
1.40 GHz GPU frequency 1.40 GHz
1.90 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
9 GPU Generation 9
6 nm Technology 6 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 6
384 Shader 384
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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 AMD Radeon 660M
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 / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
3.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
12 PCIe lanes 12
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 23.6 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is 15 W, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
28 W TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is manufactured in 6 nm and has 19.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 19.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6 nm Technology 6 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 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP7 Socket FP7
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q2/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (99%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U (97%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U (99%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1425 (97%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1468 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8018 (89%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
8977 (100%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1465 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1465 (100%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6385 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
6385 (100%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1879 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
1879 (100%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
7423 (100%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz
1459 (100%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
17270 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
16692 (97%)

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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
575 (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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
3734 (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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz
225 (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 6600U AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz
1546 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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