AMD Ryzen 5 6600U Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has 6 cores with 12 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the AMD Ryzen 5 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the FP7 socket and was released in Q1/2022.
CPU lineageThe segment in which we have classified the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U. |
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| Name: | AMD Ryzen 5 6600U |
| Family: | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| CPU group: | AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U |
| Segment: | Mobile |
| Generation: | 5 |
| Predecessor: | AMD Ryzen 5 5600U |
| 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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 6 / 12 |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 6x Zen 3+ |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.90 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.40 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (6 Cores): | 3.80 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U uses the AMD Radeon RX 660M, which has 512 texture shaders and 8 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | AMD Radeon RX 660M |
| GPU frequency: | 1.90 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | No turbo |
| Execution units: | 8 |
| Shader: | 512 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 8 GB |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 6 nm |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
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.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode / Encode |
| AV1: | Decode |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 64 GB memory in 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | DDR5-4800 LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory channels: | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| Bandwidth: | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 x 12 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | 28 W |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | 105 °C |
Technical details
The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is made in 6 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 19.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 6 nm |
| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | FP7 |
| L2-Cache: | 3.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | 16.00 MB |
| Architecture: | Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V, SVM |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date: | Q1/2022 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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.
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AMD Ryzen 7 6800U
8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11400H
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11400F
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-11400
6C 12T @ 4.40 GHz |
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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.|
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 4600U
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8700B
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-8700
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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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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Intel Core i5-1345U
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1345UE
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
AMD Radeon Vega 10 Graphics @ 1.20 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 6600U
AMD Radeon RX 660M @ 1.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
AMD Radeon RX 660M @ 1.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
AMD Radeon RX 660M @ 1.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
AMD Radeon RX 660M @ 1.90 GHz |
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Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is a Ryzen 5 series mobile processor from AMD and was released in the first quarter of 2022. It belongs to the AMD Ryzen 6000U GPU group. Its predecessor is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U processor.
The processor has a total of 6 CPU cores with 12 threads, containing 6 x Zen 3+ cores. Like its predecessor, it uses Hyperthreading, but cannot be overclocked. The clock frequency is 2.90 GHz, the turbo clock frequency of one core is 4.40 GHz and the turbo clock frequency of 6 cores is 3.80 GHz. The predecessor only has a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz and the turbo clock frequency with one core is 4.20 GHz and the turbo clock frequency with 6 cores is 3.60 GHz.
The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has integrated graphics (iGPU) and uses the main memory as graphics memory. An AMD Radeon RX 660M graphic with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz and from the 9th generation was installed. The iGPU does not contain a turbo, has 8 execution units and calculates with 512 shaders. It supports DirectX 12 and was manufactured in 6nm. In contrast to its predecessor with 2 GB of maximum memory, the AMD Ryzen 5 6600U has a total of 8 GB of memory.
The memory type is based on DDR5-4800 and LPDDR5-6400 with a maximum memory of 64 GB and a total of 4 memory channels. The bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s and has a 4.0 PCIe with 12 PCI Express lanes, and the processor also supports AES-NI encryption.
The thermal design power (TDP) is configurable between 15W and 28W, the maximum temperature is 105 °C. The L2 cache is 3MB and the L3 cache is 16MB. The processor can be used with Windows 10 and 11, as well as Linux.
In the Cinebench R23 single-core test he has 1425 points, in the R23 multi-core test he has 8018 points. The iGPU-FP32 computing power for the processor is 1532 points, the predecessor has 1612 points.
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