Ryzen 5 5600GE vs FX-4300

Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1875	597
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.58	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Zen 3
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	no data
Current price	$40	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	3 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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	no data
Socket	AM3+	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Ryzen 5 5600GE.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

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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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.

Ryzen 5 5600GE outperforms FX-4300 by 527% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.93	12.11
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt

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