Ryzen 5 5600G vs E-300
Primary details
Comparing E-300 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 536 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 8 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 74.33 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2011−2013) | Cezanne (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (12 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $259 |
| Current price | $200 | $130 (0.5x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
E-300 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 | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 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 E-300 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 | FT1 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-300 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR3-1066 RAM (sin. chan.), PCIe 2 [?], MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM | 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 | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-300 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-300 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | 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 HD 6310 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-300 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms E-300 by 5751% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms E-300 by 2330% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms E-300 by 5843% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
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 E-300 by 609% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms E-300 by 2923% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-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 E-300 by 1439% in 3DMark06 CPU.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Benchmark coverage: 18%
E-300 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 1644% in wPrime 32.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms E-300 by 4050% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms E-300 by 972% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 7.42 | |
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between E-300 and Ryzen 5 5600G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that E-300 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.
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