AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5600X

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 5 6600H vs AMD Ryzen 9 5600X and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, AIDA64, RealBench, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, MATLAB, WPrime, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, SuperPi, 7zip, Prime95, PassMark, Furmark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5600X or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H.

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 6600H

57%

Ryzen 9 5600X

58%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5600X is 1% better than Ryzen 5 6600H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 6600H

54%

Ryzen 9 5600X

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little 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: Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.4	97.8
Valorant	109.5	111.2
Cyberpunk 2077	61.3	62.3
Apex Legends	103.0	104.5
Call of Duty Warzone	82.1	83.4
Overwatch	88.7	90.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.6	76.7
DOOM Eternal	54.8	55.6
Warzone	85.4	86.7
Assassin's Creed	92.0	93.4
Valheim	90.9	92.3

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 6600H

109%

Ryzen 9 5600X

89%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 6600H is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 5600X since it has less power consumption: 45W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes 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 make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	231	187
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2285	2569
Cinbench 20 Single-core	546	444
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5014	5905
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1420	1131
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12765	15257

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X
Single-Core	3047	2421
Multi-Core	25244	27495

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X
Single-Core	1480	1747
Multi-Core	8216	9641

Comparison of specifications

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	AMD Ryzen 9 5600X
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	November 05, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP7	AM4
Core name	Rembrandt	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3
Generation	6	4
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	3MB	3MB
L3 cache	16MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000546 FP7r2:100-000000562	100-000000065 100-100000065BOX 100-100000065MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5600X is 10% better than Ryzen 5 6600H 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 6600H is better: 10
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5600X is better: 21
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 6600H and AMD Ryzen 9 5600X before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 6600H specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 5600X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 5600X specs and review.