Ryzen 5 5600G vs Athlon 64 TF-20
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 553 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 13 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 73.41 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon 64 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Sherman (2009) | Cezanne (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 1 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
| Current price | $4.99 | $130 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 667 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0.1 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection | DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by 386% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by 2008% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 May 2009 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 6 |
| Threads | 1 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Ryzen 5 5600G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon 64 TF-20 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.
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