Ryzen 5 5600G vs i5-8420

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8420 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	607
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	28.34
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	no data	18.22
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	1 September 2018 (6 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

Core i5-8420 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	6	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	no data	39
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	126 mm2	AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8420 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	1151	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8420 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8420 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8420 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics 630

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8420 and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version

3.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	3.09	7.46
Recency	1 September 2018	13 April 2021
Threads	6	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm

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