AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 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 9 5950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3217 vs 2972
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18656 vs 13220

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	13 Apr 2021 vs 5 Nov 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3217 vs 2972
PassMark - CPU mark	18656 vs 13220

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x 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

Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.9 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3217

2972

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18656

13220

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3217	2972
PassMark - CPU mark	18656	13220
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		11664

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	13 Apr 2021	5 Nov 2020
OPN Tray	100-000000261	100-000000059
Place in performance rating	499	524
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$799
OPN PIB		100-100000059WOF
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of GPU cores	7
Number of threads	12	24
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	105 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™)