Opteron 8212 HE (F3) vs Ryzen 5 5600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	622	not rated
Place by popularity	13	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.40	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	18.12	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne (2021−2024)	Santa Rosa (2006−2007)
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	15 August 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$259	$1,019

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3) 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2 GHz
Multiplier	39	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	235 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	10,700 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3) 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	8
Socket	AM4	F
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 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	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Opteron 8212 HE (F3).

PCIe version

3.0

1.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2021	15 August 2006
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt

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