AMD Z-60 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE

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AMD Z-60 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
AMD Z-60 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE

CPU comparison

AMD Z-60 or AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE - 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 Z-60 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD Z-60 was released in Q2/2011.

The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE was released in Q2/2024.
AMD C (6) Family AMD Ryzen 5 PRO (28)
AMD C (6) CPU group AMD Ryzen 8000G (14)
1 Generation 6
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Z-60 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.00 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.90 GHz (5.00 GHz).
AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
2 Cores 6
2 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology @ 16 TOPS

Internal Graphics

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 HD 6250 GPU AMD Radeon 760M
0.28 GHz GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.80 GHz
3 GPU Generation 10
40 nm Technology 4 nm
2 Max. displays 4
1 Compute units 8
80 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
1 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11 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 HD 6250 GPU AMD Radeon 760M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Z-60 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR5-5200
Max. Memory 256 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 83.2 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.00 MB
1.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
-- PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Z-60 has a TDP of 4.5 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE is 35 W.
AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
4.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Z-60 has a 1.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE cache has a total of 22.00 MB.
AMD Z-60 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
40 nm Technology 4 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
BGA 413 Socket AM5 (LGA 1718)
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q2/2024
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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.
AMD Z-60 AMD Z-60
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
AMD Radeon 760M @ 2.80 GHz
2868 (100%)

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).
AMD Z-60 AMD Z-60
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz
16 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Z-60 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 8600GE
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