Ryzen 4700S vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	533	not rated
Place by popularity	17	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.24	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	20.05	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)	Cardinal (2021)
Release date	8 October 2020 (4 years ago)	26 June 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4 GHz
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm
Die size	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2	308 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S 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	AMD BGA 2197
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	unknown Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 4700S.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 October 2020	26 June 2021
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16

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