AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 5300G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 vs 5 Nov 2020

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 3036
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21888 vs 12900
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 32 MB vs 8 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3361 vs 3036
PassMark - CPU mark 21888 vs 12900

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 5300G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3036
3361
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
12900
21888
Name AMD Ryzen 3 5300G AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
PassMark - Single thread mark 3036 3361
PassMark - CPU mark 12900 21888
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5636

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 5300G AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Zen 3
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 5 Nov 2020
OPN Tray 100-000000253 100-000000065
Place in performance rating 657 671
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB 100-100000065BOX

Performance

Base frequency 4.0 GHz 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 32 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 4.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 8 12
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Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size 128 GB

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1700 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 6

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 20
PCIe configurations 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)