Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Ryzen 5 5600G

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600G
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.51
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 120 Watt
21.58
+72.5%

Ryzen 7 7800X3D outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking624249
Place by popularity1312
Cost-effectiveness evaluation29.3638.32
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency18.2117.02
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date13 April 2021 (3 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$259$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D has 31% better value for money than Ryzen 5 5600G.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data162 MHz
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die sizeAM4 (1331) mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C61 °C
Number of transistors10,700 million6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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
SocketAM4AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME86x MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz)AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 12.51
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 21.58
+72.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 19873
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 34273
+72.5%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 1938
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 2726
+40.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 7718
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 15154
+96.3%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 6052
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8026
+32.6%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 35552
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 51950
+46.1%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 12904
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 16892
+30.9%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 4.53
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 2.44
+85.7%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600G 20
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 33
+68.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 5600G 1724
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 2879
+67%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 5600G 228
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 282
+23.5%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 5600G 2.68
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 3.43
+28%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 5600G 9.7
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 15.3
+57.7%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 5600G 7652
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 16585
+117%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ryzen 5 5600G 103
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 169
+65.1%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ryzen 5 5600G 262
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 344
+31.5%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5600G 8003
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 12715
+58.9%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 5600G 299
+68%
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 178

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 5600G 1506
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 1920
+27.5%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 5600G 5549
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 7824
+41%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 5600G 48700
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 80313
+64.9%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 5 5600G 1452
Ryzen 7 7800X3D 2216
+52.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.51 21.58
Integrated graphics card 7.47 4.43
Recency 13 April 2021 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600G has 68.6% faster integrated GPU, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D, on the other hand, has a 72.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600G in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600G and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.4 9209 votes

Rate Ryzen 5 5600G on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.2 2305 votes

Rate Ryzen 7 7800X3D on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Ryzen 5 5600G or Ryzen 7 7800X3D, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.