AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs 5 Nov 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 3217
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 18514

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 3217
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 18514

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3217

3363

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18514

21866

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3217	3363
PassMark - CPU mark	18514	21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	5 Nov 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000261	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	502	661
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$299
OPN PIB		100-100000065BOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1900 MHz
iGPU core count	7
Processor graphics	Radeon Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 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™)