Ryzen 5 5600 vs FX-8800P

Primary details

Comparing FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1912	492
Place by popularity	not in top-100	16
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	53.31
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Carrizo	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Vermeer (2020−2022)
Release date	3 June 2015 (9 years ago)	20 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$515	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600 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	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	3100 Million	4,150 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600 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	no data	1
Socket	FP4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	12-35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	no data
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	no data
AVX	AVX	+
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
HSA	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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 5600 outperforms FX-8800P by 658% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.84	13.95
Recency	3 June 2015	20 April 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	65 Watt

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