Ryzen 5 5600X vs Phenom II X4 N930

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N930
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.02
Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.30
+1302%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Phenom II X4 N930 by a whopping 1302% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2467530
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data25.47
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.6620.06
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)8 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB3 MB
L3 cacheno data32 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Die sizeno data2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3dNow!, SSE (2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization, HyperTransport 3.0MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1.02
Ryzen 5 5600X 14.30
+1302%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1558
Ryzen 5 5600X 21889
+1305%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 224
Ryzen 5 5600X 2114
+844%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 722
Ryzen 5 5600X 8693
+1104%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1738
Ryzen 5 5600X 6462
+272%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 6319
Ryzen 5 5600X 39331
+522%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 2831
Ryzen 5 5600X 14576
+415%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 19.1
Ryzen 5 5600X 3.89
+391%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 2
Ryzen 5 5600X 22
+854%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 14.30
Recency 12 May 2010 8 October 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X4 N930 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600X, on the other hand, has a 1302% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600X is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N930 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N930 and Ryzen 5 5600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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