Ryzen 5 5600G vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Athlon Silver 3050GE by a whopping 337% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon Silver 3050GE and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1660 | 607 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 18 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 28.34 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 7.74 | 18.22 |
| Architecture codename | Dali (2020) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon Silver 3050GE 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Silver 3050GE and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon Silver 3050GE and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Silver 3050GE and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Silver 3050GE and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.97 | 12.99 |
| Integrated graphics card | 2.98 | 7.46 |
| Recency | 21 July 2020 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon Silver 3050GE has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600G, on the other hand, has a 337.4% higher aggregate performance score, 150.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 months, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Silver 3050GE in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Silver 3050GE and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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