AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3187 vs 2066
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 19800 vs 12277
Around 72% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5482 vs 3180

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs 11 April 2017
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3187 vs 2066
PassMark - CPU mark	19800 vs 12277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5482 vs 3180

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	576 KB vs 384 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3187

2066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19800

12277

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5482

3180

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	3187	2066
PassMark - CPU mark	19800	12277
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5482	3180
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600G	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	11 April 2017
OPN Tray	100-000000252	YD1600BBM6IAE
Place in performance rating	731	1862
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
OPN PIB		YD1600BBAEBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		27.80
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	576 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
Transistor count		4800 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 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	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (No LED)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)