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日本[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800H – You don’t really need the latest hardware
Today we’ll see if a new gen mid-range CPU can topple a flagship from last year, as the Ryzen 5 6600H clashes with the Ryzen 5 5800H.
The latter CPU has made a name for itself for performing well inside many notebooks, remaining cool and efficient, a problem that Intel is still struggling with even if its performance numbers are off the charts, especially with the 12th Gen Alder Lake family.
As for the two CPUs that we’re matching today, the older chip has two extra cores and four more threads, along with 1MB of extra cache.
Here is our Top Laptop CPU Ranking, which has the best laptop CPUs in a list, based on performance.
Today we are comparing the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H against the Ryzen 7 5800H.
You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 5 6600H / Ryzen 7 5800H
Specs table
| AMD Ryzen 5 6600H | AMD Ryzen 7 5800H | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 3+ | Zen 3 |
| Cores / Threads | 6/12 | 8/16 |
| Clock Speeds – Base/Boost | 3.30 – 4.50 GHz | 3.20 – 4.40 GHz |
| Cache | 19MB | 20MB |
| Lithography | 6nm | 7nm |
| TDP | 45W | 45W |
| Memory type | DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-5200 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) |
CPU benchmarks
The Ryzen 7 shows clear performance leads in both 3D and 2D Rendering, scoring 29% higher in Cinebench 20 and being 0.6 seconds quicker in Photoshop.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Conclusion
Laptops with the new Ryzen 6000H-series processors have also arrived with a price hike, with the new IdeaPad Gaming 3 being a bit more expensive, with the new 2022 version of the Legion 5 sharing the same fate as well. This is important as if you have the option to pick an older model with the Ryzen 7 5800H, these tests show that you should certainly go for it, especially if prices are similar or you find a good deal on a 2021 laptop. Your gaming performance won’t be that affected, as laptop GPUs have been the same for a while and RTX 40-series and RDNA3 GPUs for laptops are still a few months away if not more.
