AMD Ryzen 5 5600U vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: comparison

Comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 5600U and AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: key differences and a full specification table.

Key differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600U has a higher base clock (2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz), a higher maximum clock (4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz) and a larger L3 cache (16 MB vs 8 MB).

Both processors match on: core count (6), thread count (12), TDP (15 W), process node (7 nm), PCIe version (3), maximum integrated graphics clock (1.8 GHz).

These are specification values: they show differences between the models but do not determine a performance winner. For a specific workload, rely on independent benchmarks.

Key specifications

ParameterAMD Ryzen 5 5600UAMD Ryzen 5 5500U
Cores / threads 6 / 12 6 / 12
Max boost clock 4.2 GHz 4 GHz
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
TDP 15 W 15 W
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Integrated graphics AMD Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics

Full specification table

Differing values are highlighted. This is not a better/worse rating: numbers from different architectures are not always comparable.

Parameter AMD Ryzen 5 5600U AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
General
Codename Cezanne Lucienne
Segment Mobile Mobile
Product line AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
Product family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
Process 7 nm 7 nm
Launch date 01/12/2021 01/12/2021
Operating system support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
CPU
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Base clock 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max boost clock 4.2 GHz 4 GHz
L2 cache 3 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
TDP 15 W 15 W
Configurable TDP 10–25 W 10–25 W
Memory
Memory types DDR4, LPDDR4 DDR4, LPDDR4
Graphics
Integrated graphics AMD Radeon Graphics AMD Radeon Graphics
Has integrated graphics Yes Yes
Graphics max frequency 1.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
Graphics units 7 7
I/O and interfaces
PCI Express revision 3 3
Package and thermal
Sockets supported FP6 FP6
TJUNCTION 105 °C 105 °C
Security and virtualization
Supported technologies AMD "Zen 3" Core Architecture —
Identifiers
Product ID (OEM) 100-000000287 100-000000375

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