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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 5 5500U — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 2600 leads on 3 of 6 shared benchmarks (2% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 5 5500U takes 3 (11% in Cinebench R23 single).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 2600 and the Ryzen 5 5500U. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 5 5500U
cores 6—
threads 12—
base clock ghz 3.4—
boost clock ghz 3.9—
tdp w 65—
l3 cache mb 16—
process nm 12—
socket AMD Socket AM4—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, PassMark and numberworld.org; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 2600Ryzen 5 5500U
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 7,306 points7,198 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey		 1,053 points1,172 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck		 5,239 points5,872 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck		 1,162 points1,517 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 13,133 points12,662 CPU Mark
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,413 points2,393 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,234 points—
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: numberworld.org		 110 seconds—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 2600 or the Ryzen 5 5500U?

The Ryzen 5 2600 leads on 3 of 6 shared benchmarks (2% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 5 5500U takes 3 (11% in Cinebench R23 single).

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