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AMD Ryzen 5 6600U

AMD R5 6600U

The AMD Ryzen 5 6600U is a processor for thin and light laptops based of the Rembrandt generation. The Ryzen packs six of the eight cores based on the Zen 3+ microarchitecture. They are clocked at 2.9 (guaranteed base clock) to 4.5 GHz (Turbo) and support SMT / Hyperthreading (12 threads). The chip is manufactured on the modern 6 nm process at TSMC. Compared to the similar R5 6600H, the 6600U offers a lower base clock speed and a lower TDP.

In the 6000 series, AMD finally switched to the current RDNA 2 graphics architecture for the iGPU. The 6600U only offers the small Radeon 660M with 6 of the 12 CUs enabled and 1.9 GHz max. clock rate.

The new Zen 3+ is a refresh of the Zen 3 architecture and should not offer a lot of changes. The chip itself however, offers a lot of new features, like support for USB 4 (40 Gbps), PCI-E Gen 4, DDR5-4800MT/s or LPDDR5-6400MT/s, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth LE 5.2, DisplayPort 2, and AV1 decode.

Performance

The average 6600U in our database matches Ryzen 7 5800U in multi-thread performance, highlighting benefits of the updated architecture and making this Ryzen 5 a great CPU for mid-range laptops of the thinner, lighter kind.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP, also known as the long-term power limit, of 15 W to 28 W, the expectation being that laptop makers will go for a higher value in exchange for higher performance. Either way, that's too much to allow for passively cooled designs.

The R5 6600U is manufactured on TSMC's 6 nm manufacturing process for good, as of mid 2023, energy efficiency.

SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
CodenameRembrandt-U (Zen 3+)

Series: Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+)

AMD Ryzen 7 6800U compare2.7 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 6600U « 2.9 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock Rate2900 - 4500 MHz
Level 1 Cache384 KB
Level 2 Cache3 MB
Level 3 Cache16 MB
Number of Cores / Threads6 / 12
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)28 Watt
Manufacturing Technology6 nm
Max. Temperature95 °C
SocketFP7/FP7r2
FeaturesDDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
GPUAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date01/04/2022
Product Link (external)AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R5 6600U

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
40 pt (59%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 8491     avg: 9160     median: 9159.5 (15%)     max: 9828 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1420     avg: 1457     median: 1456.5 (64%)     max: 1493 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 558     avg: 570     median: 570 (66%)     max: 582 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3419     avg: 3623     median: 3623 (15%)     max: 3827 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1361     avg: 1493     median: 1493 (15%)     max: 1625 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 227     avg: 233     median: 233 (71%)     max: 239 Points
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
11.7 fps (25%)
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 323     avg: 488.5     median: 488.5 (6%)     max: 654 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 9435     avg: 9908     median: 9908 (21%)     max: 10381 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 38061     avg: 41628     median: 41627.5 (39%)     max: 45194 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 11630     avg: 12171     median: 12171 (33%)     max: 12712 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 65694     avg: 66719     median: 66719 (55%)     max: 67744 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 66512     avg: 67032     median: 67032 (55%)     max: 67552 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 66942     avg: 70708     median: 70708 (60%)     max: 74474 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10347     avg: 10513     median: 10513 (27%)     max: 10679 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 15902     avg: 15918     median: 15918 (29%)     max: 15934 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 5114     avg: 5340     median: 5339.5 (26%)     max: 5565 Points
Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1445     avg: 1477     median: 1483 (64%)     max: 1504 points
Geekbench 5.4 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7034     avg: 7407     median: 7529 (26%)     max: 7658 points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1405     avg: 1481     median: 1481 (6%)     max: 1557 points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 6956     avg: 8603     median: 8602.5 (27%)     max: 10249 points
Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 6067     avg: 6383     median: 6382.5 (66%)     max: 6698 points
Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 26824     avg: 33338     median: 33338 (37%)     max: 39852 points
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
1483 points (22%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
44.6 Watt (8%)
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
41.9 Watt (9%)
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
8.8 Watt (7%)
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