Ryzen 7 5800G vs Ryzen 5 5600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking531not rated
Place by popularity16not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.85no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency20.06no data
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$299no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G 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 speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache32 MB16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon Vega 8

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800G.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16

Ryzen 7 5800G has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

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