AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Cores: 6
L3 cache: 16MB (shared)
TDP: 15-28 W
Transistor size: 6 nm

Ryzen 5 6600U - laptop processor produced by Amd for socket FP7 that has 6 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 2900 MHz, but due to Turbo Core technology, it can perform up to 4500 MHz. The size of the L3 cache is 16 MB. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics AMD Radeon 660M.

Review

Single-Core Performance

55

Multi-Core Performance

24

Power Efficiency

66

Integrated Graphics

44

NanoReview Final Score

45

Compare AMD Ryzen 5 6600U with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

86

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

532

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

1947

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

7212

File compression	837.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation	52.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	169.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	219.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	198.7 pages/sec
Background blur	33.6 images/sec
Photo processing	73.2 images/sec
Ray tracing	12.9 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 122 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

3089

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

16884

Integer math	60.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math	33.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	51M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	21.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption	12.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression	200.3 MBytes/sec
Physics	821 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	13.3B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 91 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

120.88

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	19 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	257.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	603 PPW
Blender / Watt	4.32 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

General

Vendor	Amd
Released	January 4, 2022
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	x86-64
Codename	Zen 3+ (Rembrandt)
Integrated GPU	Radeon 660M
Intel Equivalent	- Intel Core i7 1260P
Successor	- AMD Ryzen 5 8640U

AMD Ryzen CPU ranking - 138th place

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	6
P-Threads	12
Base Frequency (P)	2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	4.5 GHz

Total
Total Cores	6
Total Threads	12
Bus Frequency	100 MHz
Multiplier	29x
L1 Cache	64K (per core)
L2 Cache	512K (per core)
L3 Cache	16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Fabrication Process	6 nm
TDP (PL1)	15-28 W (configurable)
Socket	FP7
Peak Temperature	95°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	AMD Radeon 660M
GPU Base Clock	400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1900 MHz
Shading Units	384
TMUs	24
ROPs	16
Execution Units	6
TGP	15 W

iGPU FLOPS

1.5 TFLOPS

See also: Radeon 660M – integrated graphics of AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

Memory Support

Memory Types	- DDR5-4800 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Channels	2
Max. Memory Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

Official Site	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U official page
PCI Express Version	4.0
PCI Express Lanes	20
Technologies	- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Competitors

1. AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i3 1215U

2. AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 7520U

3. AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i5 1235U (2)

4. AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs Intel Core i5 1240P

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