Ryzen 5 2600E vs Pentium G4560
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1801 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.08 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) | 19 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $108 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 65 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 46.933 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 610 | - |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | - |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.05 GHz | - |
| InTru 3D | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | + | - |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2304@24Hz | - |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | - |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | - |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 January 2017 | 19 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium G4560 has 20.4% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 2600E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 16.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium G4560 and Ryzen 5 2600E. We've got no test results to judge.
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