The Ryzen 5 5600U is a slightly slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 5900HX. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5600U
- Consumes up to 67% less energy – 15 vs 45 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 5900HX
- A slightly faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads
Ryzen 5 5600U vs Ryzen 9 5900HX for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 5600U
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
190
97%
Min 1% FPS
126
98%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Ryzen 9 5900HX
Jan 12th, 2021
Average FPS
195
100%
Min 1% FPS
129
100%
Price, £
Out of Stock
Value, £/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Ryzen 5 5600U vs Ryzen 9 5900HX in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 5600U vs Ryzen 9 5900HX in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 5600U vs Ryzen 9 5900HX in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 5600U
Jan 12th, 2021
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
70%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
91%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
75%
Ryzen 9 5900HX
Jan 12th, 2021
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
4266 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 5600U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 5900HX |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
Laptop | Segment | Laptop |
| AMD Socket FP6 | Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
| Cezanne | Codename | Cezanne |
15 W | Power Consumption | 45 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| 16 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 4266 MHz |
| Radeon Vega 7 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 8 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
