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AMD Ryzen 5 2600H vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs AMD Athlon 300U

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

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The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is a mobile SoC that was announced late 2018. It is intended for mid-sized to big laptops and combines four Zen cores (8 threads) clocked at 3.2 (base) - 3.6 GHz (boost) with a Radeon RX Vega 8 Mobile graphics card with 8 CUs (512 Shaders, unverified). The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-3200 memory.

Compared to the older Ryzen 5 2500U for slim and light laptops, the 2600H offers a higher TDP (45 Watt versus 15 Watt), higher clocked memory, a higher base clock (3.3 versus 2 GHz) and a faster integrated GPU.

More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

The performance should be slightly better than the Ryzen 5 2600U due to the higher TDP and base clock speed. Especially longer loads should profit from this. Due to the high TDP (configurable from 35 - 54 Watt), the Ryzen 7 2600H is best suited for bigger laptops.

AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

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The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U is a mobile APU for thin and light laptops that was announced in October 2017. It includes four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz and offers 4 MB L3-Cache. The integrated graphics card is called Radeon RX Vega 8 and offers 8 CUs (512 Shaders) clocked at up to 1100 MHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 and 25 Watt (15 Watt nominal). More information on Raven Ridge can be found in our launch article.

AMD Athlon 300U

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The AMD Athlon 300U is a mobile entry level dual core SoC that was announced in January 2019. It combines two Zen cores (with SMT / Hyperthreading so running 4 threads) clocked at 2.4 - 3.3 GHz with a Radeon RX Vega 3 graphics card with 3 CUs (192 Shaders) clocked at up to 1000 MHz. Specified at 15 Watt TDP, the SoC is intended for thin mid-range laptops. It is quite similar to the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U (2.6 - 3.5 GHz).

Compared to the Picasso APUs of the Ryzen 3000 series, the Athlon 300U is still based on the first generation of the 2000 series. Only the PRO variant is based on the new Zen+ microarchitecture that should lead to a 3% IPS (performance per clock) improvement.

The integrated dual-channel memory controller supports up to DDR4-2400 memory. As the features of the Picasso APUs are the same compared to the Raven Ridge predecessors, we point to our Raven Ridge launch article.

In contrast to the faster quad-core Picasso APUs, the Athlon 300U only supports 3 instead of 4 displays in total.

Performance wise, the Athlon 300 should be slightly slower than the Ryzen 3 2200U (2.5 - 3.4 GHz Dual Core with SMT).

ModelAMD Ryzen 5 2600HAMD Ryzen 5 2500UAMD Athlon 300U
SeriesAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
CodenameZenZenZen
Series: Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) Zen
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H « 3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon 300U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U « 2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon 300U2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U2.2 - 3.8 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G3.5 - 3.7 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 8 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U2 - 3.4 GHz4 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1606G2.6 - 3.5 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200U2.5 - 3.4 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
AMD Athlon 300U « 2.4 - 3.3 GHz2 / 4 cores4 MB L3
Clock3200 - 3600 MHz2000 - 3600 MHz2400 - 3300 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB192 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB1 MB
L3 Cache4 MB4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 82 / 4
TDP45 Watt15 Watt15 Watt
Transistors4500 Million4500 Million4500 Million
Technology14 nm14 nm12 nm
SocketAM4AM4AM4
FeaturesXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 2500U
25.9 pt (36%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 338     avg: 351     median: 354.5 (39%)     max: 357 Points
308 Points (34%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1103     avg: 1267     median: 1298.5 (3%)     max: 1367 Points
637 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 510     avg: 598     median: 609 (4%)     max: 642 Points
308 Points (2%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 124     avg: 136.2     median: 137 (41%)     max: 142 Points
119 Points (36%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 5.71     avg: 6.5     median: 6.6 (9%)     max: 6.91 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.53     avg: 1.6     median: 1.6 (39%)     max: 1.61 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 4103     avg: 4371     median: 4410.5 (27%)     max: 4473 Points
3968 Points (24%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 13850     avg: 15426     median: 15683.5 (11%)     max: 16471 Points
8724 Points (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 251.1     avg: 313.5     median: 313.5 (4%)     max: 375.9 s
510 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 7.819     avg: 10.2     median: 10.2 (2%)     max: 12.64 s
15.4 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
min: 2416     avg: 2426     median: 2425.5 (4%)     max: 2435 Points
1623 Points (3%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 15360     avg: 16200     median: 16251 (9%)     max: 16988 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 2924     avg: 3269     median: 3441 (41%)     max: 3443 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 33     avg: 34.7     median: 34.7 (12%)     max: 36.4 fps
18.5 fps (6%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 118     avg: 121     median: 121 (28%)     max: 124 fps
88.6 fps (20%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 3.6     avg: 3.7     median: 3.7 (6%)     max: 3.74 fps
1.8 fps (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.357     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (0%)     max: 0.403 GB/s
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.543     avg: 0.6     median: 0.6 (10%)     max: 0.568 GB/s
0.3 GB/s (5%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 3.2     avg: 3.3     median: 3.3 (9%)     max: 3.4 GB/s
1.9 GB/s (5%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 757     avg: 771     median: 770.5 (5%)     max: 784 Seconds
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 4155     avg: 4952     median: 4828 (10%)     max: 5873 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 11.77     avg: 17.7     median: 12.3 (3%)     max: 29 s
14.1 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 26.95     avg: 27.4     median: 27.3 (1%)     max: 28 s
31.8 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 685     avg: 696     median: 697 (3%)     max: 706 s
807 s (4%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 14732     avg: 17114     median: 15610 (14%)     max: 21001 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3941     avg: 5637     median: 5973 (16%)     max: 6648 Points
3427 Points (9%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 31155     avg: 32374     median: 31862 (26%)     max: 34052 Points
41974 Points (34%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 29317     avg: 32015     median: 32593.5 (26%)     max: 33556 Points
41029 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 28284     avg: 32266     median: 32009.5 (27%)     max: 37624 Points
45359 Points (38%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 1579     avg: 4508     median: 4609.5 (12%)     max: 6591 Points
3217 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 4922     avg: 7508     median: 7807 (14%)     max: 9138 Points
4729 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2166     avg: 2523     median: 2566 (11%)     max: 2821 Points
1361 Points (6%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
812 Points (34%)
831 Points (35%)
867 Points (37%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
3226 Points (6%)
2515 Points (5%)
1840 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
819 Points (4%)
765 Points (3%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
2741 Points (9%)
1552 Points (5%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3275     avg: 3641     median: 3703 (37%)     max: 3789 Points
3287 Points (33%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9434     avg: 10029     median: 9952 (11%)     max: 10871 Points
6053 Points (7%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3558     avg: 3582     median: 3581.5 (49%)     max: 3605 Points
3213 Points (44%)
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 9480     avg: 9548     median: 9548 (23%)     max: 9616 Points
5763 Points (14%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
min: 10506     avg: 11390     median: 11301 (20%)     max: 12280 Points
6134 Points (11%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
min: 3234     avg: 3379     median: 3383 (66%)     max: 3477 Points
2919 Points (57%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 11649     avg: 11774     median: 11773.5 (18%)     max: 11898 Points
6471 Points (10%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3601     avg: 3674     median: 3673.5 (55%)     max: 3746 Points
3196 Points (48%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
7330 Points (59%)
4852 Points (39%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
6320 Points (57%)
4449 Points (40%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
13912 Points (27%)
9250 Points (18%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
10715 Points (22%)
6447 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
10616 Points (28%)
6868 Points (18%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 1138     avg: 1349     median: 1411 (2%)     max: 1443 ms
1452 ms (2%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
min: 110.2     avg: 122     median: 117 (1%)     max: 143.7 ms
133.6 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 21539     avg: 25871     median: 26534.5 (24%)     max: 29587 Points
22253 Points (20%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
160 Points (33%)
143 Points (30%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
32.6 Watt (6%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
39.4 Watt (7%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
15.5 Points per Watt (12%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2600H → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 2500U → 90% n=2

Average Benchmarks AMD Athlon 300U → 82% n=2

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