[Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs Ryzen 7 5800U – The 5800U isn’t ready to go down

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons [Comparison] AMD Ryzen 7 6800U vs Ryzen 7 5800U - The 5800U isn't ready to go down

From: Severin Kolakov 25 October 2022 / 07:30 | 0

These two processors are direct siblings, as the Ryzen 7 6800U comes in to replace the Ryzen 7 5800U, thanks to an improved Zen 3+ architecture, along with a brand new RDNA 2-based iGPU, while the Zen 3 CPUs from last year still harness Vega, an architecture from 5 years ago.

How much difference is there between the two CPUs? Stick around to find out as we compare the Ryzen 7 6800U against the Ryzen 7 5800U.

You can find more information about both CPUs here: AMD Ryzen 7 6800U / Ryzen 7 5800U

Specs table

	AMD Ryzen 7 6800UU	AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Cores / Threads	8/16	8/16
Clock Speeds – Base/Boost	2.70 – 4.70GHz	1.90 – 4.40GHz
Cache	20MB	20MB
Lithography	6nm	7nm
TDP	15-28W	15W
Memory type	DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Integrated GPU	AMD Radeon RX 680M	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W)

CPU benchmarks

The Ryzen 7 6800U scores slightly higher in 3D Rendering, securing a 3% lead. In Photoshop, scores are almost even, but this time, the older CPU is a bit quicker, finishing the benchmark 0.3 seconds quicker.

3D Rendering

Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U Lenovo Yoga 7 14

11746

AMD Ryzen 7 5800U Acer Swift X

11456

Gaming tests

cs-go-benchmarks

CS:GO	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings)	HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings)
Ryzen 7 6800U – Radeon RX 680M	166 fps	133 fps (+37%)	106 fps (+51%)
Ryzen 7 5800U – Radeon RX Vega 8 (15W)	166 fps	97 fps	70 fps

DOTA 2	HD 1080p, Low (Check settings)	HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings)	HD 1080p, High (Check settings)
Ryzen 7 6800U – Radeon RX 680M	146 fps	115 fps (+26%)	81 fps (+65%)
Ryzen 7 5800U – Radeon RX Vega 8 (15W)	149 fps (+2%)	91 fps	49 fps

Conclusion

The two Ryzen 7 processors are very evenly matched, as even in the gaming tests, the iGPU is quite competitive in esports titles, which might also be the case because these games are pretty CPU-focused, and since both chips have an 8-core/16-thread setup, performance and the fps come to be quite even.