Ryzen 5 5600G vs Celeron G460

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	555
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	87.26
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	12 December 2011 (12 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$259
Current price	$25 (0.4x MSRP)	$106 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron G460 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	2	12
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G460 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	FCLGA1155	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	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	-	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G460 and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 December 2011	13 April 2021
Physical cores	1	6
Threads	2	12
Cost	$65	$259
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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