AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus
24.9Single-core—
22.5Multi-core—
47.1Efficiency44.4
56iGPU—
49.9Platform72.1
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H9 spec wins — Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus
InnoReviews verdict
Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus wins this laptop processor face-off, 58.3 to 34.3, pulling ahead mainly in platform (+22). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- 18% lower Base TDP: 45 W vs 55 W
- 18% higher Base clock: 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Reasons to pick the Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus
- Stronger platform score: 72 vs 50
- 300% higher cores: 24 vs 6
- 200% higher Max memory: 192 GB vs 64 GB
- 196% higher Max TDP: 160 W vs 54 W
- 125% higher L3 cache: 36 MB vs 16 MB
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| Base TDP | 45 W+18% | 55 W |
| Max TDP | 54 W | 160 W+196% |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 24+300% |
| Performance cores | 6 | 8+33% |
| Efficiency cores | — | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 24+100% |
| Base clock | 3.3 GHz+18% | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.2 GHz | 5.5 GHz+31% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 36 MB+125% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores) |
| iGPU clock | 1,800 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266 | DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | 64 GB | 192 GB+200% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Intel Arrow Lake HX Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,860Top 100% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 7,400Top 97% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,420Top 100% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 9,900Top 88% | — |
| PassMark | 17,700Top 95% | — |
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