Ryzen 5 5600HS vs FX-6300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1711not rated
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.53no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.59no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$132no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache288 KB384 KB
L2 cache6144 KB3 MB
L3 cache8192 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size315 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.15 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 configuration11
SocketAM3+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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 FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS.

PCIe version3.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 12 January 2021
Threads 6 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600HS has an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-6300 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-6300 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600HS is a notebook one.


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