The Ryzen 5 6600U is a much slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 8700G. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 6600U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy – 15 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 8700G
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 12 threads
Ryzen 5 6600U vs Ryzen 7 8700G
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 6600U
Jan 29th, 2022
Average FPS
212
91%
Min 1% FPS
144
91%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Ryzen 7 8700G
Jan 8th, 2024
Average FPS
233
100%
Min 1% FPS
158
100%
Price, $
Out of Stock
Value, $/FPS
Not Available
All items are out of stock.
Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 6600U vs Ryzen 7 8700G in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 6600U vs Ryzen 7 8700G in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 6600U
Jan 29th, 2022
Cores
6-core
75%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
69%
Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
88%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
4800 MHz
92%
Ryzen 7 8700G
Jan 8th, 2024
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 6600U | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 29th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $329.00 |
Laptop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket FP7 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Rembrandt | Codename | Phoenix |
15 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| 16 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR5 @ 4800 MHz | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| Radeon 660M | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
