AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, video editing, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, MATLAB, Prime95, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, SuperPi, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Blender, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Fortnite
Overwatch
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Red Dead Redemption 2
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5600U

54%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600U

53%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.2	94.0
Valorant	107.1	106.8
Cyberpunk 2077	60.0	59.8
Apex Legends	100.7	100.4
Call of Duty Warzone	80.3	80.1
Overwatch	86.7	86.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.9	73.7
DOOM Eternal	53.5	53.4
Warzone	83.5	83.3
Assassin's Creed	90.0	89.7
Valheim	88.9	88.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600U

281%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

54%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	185	172
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1446	1347
Cinbench 20 Single-core	475	442
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3194	2976
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1232	1145
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8533	7928

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	2535	2281
Multi-Core	14703	13702

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Single-Core	1268	1059
Multi-Core	6116	5863

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600U	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
Announcement date	January 12, 2021	April 01, 2018
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP6	AM4
Core name	Cezanne	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	3.9 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache	3MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000287	YD260BBBM6IAF YD260BBBAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is 32% better than Ryzen 5 5600U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600U is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 is better: 3
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 specs and review.