AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs AMD Ryzen 7 5825U

Processor comparisons 12-01-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 6600U vs AMD Ryzen 7 5825U and decide which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Gears 5, WPrime, Blender, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, RealBench, Handbrake, MATLAB, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Prime95.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5825U or AMD Ryzen 5 6600U.

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 6600U

57%

Ryzen 7 5825U

57%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 6600U

54%

Ryzen 7 5825U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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 little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	96.0	95.6
Valorant	109.1	108.7
Cyberpunk 2077	61.1	60.9
Apex Legends	102.5	102.2
Call of Duty Warzone	81.8	81.5
Overwatch	88.3	88.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.3	75.0
DOOM Eternal	54.5	54.3
Warzone	85.1	84.8
Assassin's Creed	91.6	91.3
Valheim	90.5	90.2

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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 6600U

313%

Ryzen 7 5825U

337%

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 7 5825U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 6600U since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 15W. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether 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 are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	226	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2178	2084
Cinbench 20 Single-core	525	495
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4771	4576
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1356	1242
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12138	12750

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Single-Core	2902	2779
Multi-Core	23998	23054

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Single-Core	1412	1520
Multi-Core	7815	7497

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 6600U	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U
Announcement date	January 09, 2022	February 22, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	FP6
Core name	Rembrandt	Barcelo
Architecture	Zen 3+	Zen 3+
Generation	6	6
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	4.5 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	2 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	10200 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	512KB
L2 cache	3MB	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FP7:100-000000536 FP7r2:100-000000548	100-000000580

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 6600U is 31% better than Ryzen 7 5825U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 5825U has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 6600U. 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 6600U is better: 23
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5825U is better: 6
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 6600U and AMD Ryzen 7 5825U before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 6600U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 6600U specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 7 5825U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 5825U specs and review.