AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD FX-8350 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
  • Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 61°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3187 vs 1582
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19800 vs 6080
  • 4.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5482 vs 1334
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 vs 23 October 2012
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3187 vs 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 19800 vs 6080
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5482 vs 1334

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 8 vs 6
L2 cache 8 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3187
1582
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19800
6080
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
5482
1334
Name AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark 3187 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 19800 6080
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 5482 1334
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.137

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD FX-8350

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 3 Vishera
Launch date 13 Apr 2021 23 October 2012
OPN Tray 100-000000252 FD8350FRW8KHK
Place in performance rating 731 2541
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB FD8350FRHKBOX
Price now $79.99
Series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 32.95

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 95 °C 61°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of GPU cores 7
Number of threads 12 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count 1200 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 1900 MHz
iGPU core count 7
Processor graphics Radeon Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt
Sockets supported AM4 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 n / a

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)