N100 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	480	1443
Place by popularity	15	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	37.62	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3)	no data
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	no data
Current price	$268 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 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)	no data
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	32 MB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 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
Socket	AM4	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

OS Guard

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	750 MHz
Execution Units	-	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12.1
OpenGL	-	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and N100.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	no data	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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 5600X outperforms N100 by 294% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.16	3.59
Recency	5 November 2020	1 January 2023
Threads	12	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

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