AMD A8-3800 VS AMD Ryzen 5 6600H — differences in specs

Comparing AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Comparison of video cards AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H in benchmarks and specifications.

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Differences

Top features of AMD A8-3800

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Higher clock speed

3.30 GHz 2.40 GHz

Around 27% better clock speed
Performance per watt

45 W 65 W

About 0.69 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

AMD A8-3800 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD A8-3800 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	AMD A8-3800 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Segment	Desktop / Server Mobile
Family	AMD A AMD Ryzen 5
Generation	1 5
CPU group	AMD A8-3000 AMD Ryzen 6000H
Predecessor	-- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD A8-3800 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.40 GHz 3.30 GHz
Overclocking	Yes No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD A8-3800 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	AMD Radeon HD 6550D AMD Radeon RX 660M
GPU frequency	0.60 GHz 1.90 GHz
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo
Execution units	5 8
Shader	400 512
Max. GPU Memory	1 GB 8 GB
Max. displays	2 3
Generation	3 9
Technology	32 nm 6 nm
Release date	Q2/2011 Q1/2022

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD A8-3800 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No Decode / Encode
h264	Decode Decode / Encode
VP9	No Decode / Encode
VP8	No Decode / Encode
AV1	No Decode
AVC	Decode Decode / Encode
VC-1	Decode Decode
JPEG	Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD A8-3800 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR3-1600 DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory	64 GB
ECC	No No
Memory channels	2 2 (Dual Channel)

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD A8-3800 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	65 W 45 W
TDP up	-- 54 W
TDP down	-- 35 W
Tjunction max.	-- 95 \xc2\xb0C

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD A8-3800 and AMD Ryzen 5 6600H CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	AMD-V AMD-V, SVM
ISA extensions	SSE3, SSE4a SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
L2-Cache	-- 3.00 MB
L3-Cache	4.00 MB 16.00 MB
Architecture	Llano (K10) Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Technology	32 nm 6 nm
Socket	FM1 FP7
Release date	Q3/2011 Q1/2022