PassMark CPU Mark evaluates processor speed through complex mathematical computations. It provides a reliable metric to compare multi-core performance, where higher scores indicate faster processing for multitasking, gaming, and heavy workloads.

Head-to-Head Verdict, Benchmarks, Value & Long-Term Outlook

This comparison brings together gaming FPS, productivity performance, platform differences, power efficiency, pricing context, and upgrade path so you can see which CPU actually makes more sense.

Ryzen 5 5500GT

2024

Why buy it

✅Better for gaming: +17.0% higher average FPS across 2 shared CPU benchmark tests.
✅100+% more PCIe lanes (24 vs 0) for storage and expansion-heavy builds.
✅Integrated graphics onboard with Radeon Vega 7, while Ryzen 5 6600HS needs a discrete GPU.
✅Includes a boxed cooler (Yes), unlike Ryzen 5 6600HS.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark (18,846 vs 18,975).
❌Launch MSRP is still $125 MSRP, while Ryzen 5 6600HS mostly shows up through inconsistent older-market listings.
❌85.7% higher power demand at 65W vs 35W.
❌Older platform position on AM4 with DDR4, while Ryzen 5 6600HS moves to FP7 and DDR5.

Ryzen 5 6600HS

2022

Why buy it

✅+0.7% higher PassMark.
✅Draws 35W instead of 65W, a 30W reduction.
✅Newer platform on FP7 with DDR5 support instead of AM4 and DDR4.

Trade-offs

❌Worse for gaming: lower average FPS than Ryzen 5 5500GT across 2 shared CPU benchmark tests.
❌No integrated graphics, while Ryzen 5 5500GT can still boot and troubleshoot without a discrete GPU.
❌No boxed cooler included, unlike Ryzen 5 5500GT.

Ryzen 5 5500GT

2024

Ryzen 5 6600HS

2022

Why buy it

✅Better for gaming: +17.0% higher average FPS across 2 shared CPU benchmark tests.
✅100+% more PCIe lanes (24 vs 0) for storage and expansion-heavy builds.
✅Integrated graphics onboard with Radeon Vega 7, while Ryzen 5 6600HS needs a discrete GPU.
✅Includes a boxed cooler (Yes), unlike Ryzen 5 6600HS.

Why buy it

✅+0.7% higher PassMark.
✅Draws 35W instead of 65W, a 30W reduction.
✅Newer platform on FP7 with DDR5 support instead of AM4 and DDR4.

Trade-offs

❌Lower PassMark (18,846 vs 18,975).
❌Launch MSRP is still $125 MSRP, while Ryzen 5 6600HS mostly shows up through inconsistent older-market listings.
❌85.7% higher power demand at 65W vs 35W.
❌Older platform position on AM4 with DDR4, while Ryzen 5 6600HS moves to FP7 and DDR5.

Trade-offs

❌Worse for gaming: lower average FPS than Ryzen 5 5500GT across 2 shared CPU benchmark tests.
❌No integrated graphics, while Ryzen 5 5500GT can still boot and troubleshoot without a discrete GPU.
❌No boxed cooler included, unlike Ryzen 5 5500GT.

Quick Answers

So, is Ryzen 5 6600HS better than Ryzen 5 5500GT?

It depends on what matters more to you. For gaming, Ryzen 5 5500GT is ahead with a 17.0% average FPS lead across 2 shared CPU game tests in our data. For rendering, compiling, streaming, and heavier multitasking, Ryzen 5 6600HS pulls ahead with 0.7% better PassMark.

Which one is better for streaming, content creation, and heavy multitasking?

For streaming, content creation, and heavier multitasking, Ryzen 5 6600HS is the better fit. You are getting 0.7% better PassMark, backed by 6 cores and 12 threads.

Which one is the smarter buy today, not just the cheaper CPU?

Ryzen 5 6600HS is still the faster CPU overall, but Ryzen 5 5500GT makes more sense if price matters more than absolute performance. Ryzen 5 6600HS is at an unclear MSRP at unclear MSRP versus $125 MSRP, and it gives you 0.7% better PassMark. The trade-off is that Ryzen 5 5500GT is still the better pure gaming CPU with a 17.0% average FPS lead across 2 shared CPU game tests in our data. Ryzen 5 5500GT is also 100.0% better value on MSRP (150.8 vs 0.0 PassMark/$), which is why it is easier to justify for price-conscious builds on paper.

Which one is more future-proof for 2026 and beyond?

Ryzen 5 6600HS is the more future-proof choice for 2026 and beyond. You are getting a healthier platform with FP7 and DDR5 instead of AM4 and more multi-core headroom with 6 cores / 12 threads instead of 6/12. That should give you a better long-term upgrade path for motherboard, RAM, and future CPU swaps.

Games Benchmarks

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Ryzen 5 5500GT Benchmark Check

Ryzen 5 6600HS Benchmark Check

Path of Exile 2

Preset	Ryzen 5 5500GT	Ryzen 5 6600HS
1080p
low	178 FPS	167 FPS
medium	148 FPS	145 FPS
high	117 FPS	117 FPS
ultra	99 FPS	98 FPS
1440p
low	152 FPS	142 FPS
medium	124 FPS	122 FPS
high	99 FPS	98 FPS
ultra	83 FPS	82 FPS
4K
low	83 FPS	79 FPS
medium	74 FPS	72 FPS
high	59 FPS	57 FPS
ultra	46 FPS	45 FPS

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Path of Exile 2

Path of Exile 2

Counter-Strike 2

Preset	Ryzen 5 5500GT	Ryzen 5 6600HS
1080p
low	340 FPS	353 FPS
medium	287 FPS	294 FPS
high	256 FPS	259 FPS
ultra	222 FPS	228 FPS
1440p
low	301 FPS	306 FPS
medium	261 FPS	259 FPS
high	238 FPS	235 FPS
ultra	202 FPS	203 FPS
4K
low	234 FPS	227 FPS
medium	207 FPS	196 FPS
high	191 FPS	179 FPS
ultra	161 FPS	146 FPS

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Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

League of Legends

Preset	Ryzen 5 5500GT	Ryzen 5 6600HS
1080p
low	471 FPS	474 FPS
medium	471 FPS	457 FPS
high	471 FPS	414 FPS
ultra	418 FPS	344 FPS
1440p
low	471 FPS	474 FPS
medium	409 FPS	400 FPS
high	369 FPS	360 FPS
ultra	308 FPS	301 FPS
4K
low	339 FPS	340 FPS
medium	287 FPS	284 FPS
high	249 FPS	246 FPS
ultra	192 FPS	193 FPS

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League of Legends

League of Legends

Valorant

Preset	Ryzen 5 5500GT	Ryzen 5 6600HS
1080p
low	471 FPS	474 FPS
medium	471 FPS	474 FPS
high	471 FPS	474 FPS
ultra	471 FPS	474 FPS
1440p
low	471 FPS	474 FPS
medium	471 FPS	474 FPS
high	471 FPS	474 FPS
ultra	461 FPS	474 FPS
4K
low	471 FPS	474 FPS
medium	428 FPS	471 FPS
high	377 FPS	420 FPS
ultra	327 FPS	364 FPS

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Valorant

Valorant

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 6600HS

Ryzen 5 5500GT

The Ryzen 5 5500GT is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 8 January 2024 (1 year ago). It is based on the Cezanne (2021−2025) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 3.6 GHz, with boost up to 4.4 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB. L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 7 nm process technology. Socket: AM4. Thermal design power (TDP): 65 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 18,846 points. Launch price was $125.

Ryzen 5 6600HS

The Ryzen 5 6600HS is manufactured by AMD. It was released in Janeiro 2022 (3 years ago). It is based on the Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 3.3 GHz, with boost up to 4.5 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB (total). L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 6 nm process technology. Socket: FP7. Thermal design power (TDP): 35 Watt. Memory support: DDR5. Passmark benchmark score: 18,975 points. Launch price was $299.

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Processing Power

Both the Ryzen 5 5500GT and Ryzen 5 6600HS share an identical 6-core/12-thread configuration. Boost clocks reach 4.4 GHz on the Ryzen 5 5500GT versus 4.5 GHz on the Ryzen 5 6600HS — a 2.2% clock advantage for the Ryzen 5 6600HS (base: 3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). The Ryzen 5 5500GT uses the Cezanne (2021−2025) architecture (7 nm), while the Ryzen 5 6600HS uses Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022) (6 nm). In PassMark, the Ryzen 5 5500GT scores 18,846 against the Ryzen 5 6600HS's 18,975 — a 0.7% lead for the Ryzen 5 6600HS. L3 cache: 16 MB on the Ryzen 5 5500GT vs 16 MB (total) on the Ryzen 5 6600HS.

Feature	Ryzen 5 5500GT	Ryzen 5 6600HS
Cores / Threads	6 / 12	6 / 12
Boost Clock	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz+2%
Base Clock	3.6 GHz+9%	3.3 GHz
L3 Cache	16 MB	16 MB (total)
L2 Cache	512 kB (per core)	512K (per core)
Process	7 nm	6 nm-14%
Architecture	Cezanne (2021−2025)	Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
PassMark	18,846	18,975
Cinebench R23 Multi	10,500	—
Geekbench 6 Single	1,412	—
Geekbench 6 Multi	8,514	—

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Memory & Platform

The Ryzen 5 5500GT uses the AM4 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Ryzen 5 6600HS uses FP7 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.

Feature	Ryzen 5 5500GT	Ryzen 5 6600HS
Socket	AM4	FP7
PCIe Generation	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 4.0+33%
Max RAM Speed	DDR4-3200	—
Max RAM Capacity	128 GB	—
RAM Channels	2	—
ECC Support	No	—
PCIe Lanes	24	—

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Advanced Features

Virtualization: AMD-V (Ryzen 5 5500GT) / not specified (Ryzen 5 6600HS). The Ryzen 5 5500GT includes integrated graphics (Radeon Vega 7), while the Ryzen 5 6600HS requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Ryzen 5 5500GT targets Budget. Direct competitor: Ryzen 5 5500GT rivals Core i5-12400.