AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000G AMD Ryzen 2000
• Family
  Ryzen Ryzen
• Form Factor
  Desktops / Boxed Processor Desktops / Boxed Processor
• Generation
  4 2
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600G -
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Series
  Ryzen 5000 Series Ryzen 2000 Series
• Successor
  - AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

• Base Frequency
  3.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• CPU Cores
  6 6
• CPU Threads
  12 12
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Max. Boost Clock
  4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  4.2 GHz 4 GHz

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• DirectX Version
  12 -
• Execution units
  7 -
• Generation
  9 -
• GPU Frequency
  1900 MHz -
• GPU name
  Radeon Graphics None
• GPU Turbo
  No turbo -
• Graphics Cores
  7 -
• Max. displays
  3 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB -
• Release date
  Q1/2020 -
• Shader
  448 -
• Technology
  7 nm -

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• AV1
  No No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4 DDR4
• PCIe
  PCIe 3.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
• PCIe lanes
  24 20
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• System Memory Specification
  3200 2933

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Configurable TDP
  45-65 W -
• Default TDP
  65 W 95 W
• Maximum Operating Temperature
  95 °C 95 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  65 W 95 W
• TDP down
  45 W -

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
• Codename
  Cezanne Pinnacle Ridge
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  3 MB 3 MB
• L3-Cache
  16 MB 16 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  100-100000252BOX YD260XBCAFBOX
• Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
  100-100000252MPK YD260XBCAFMPK
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  100-000000252 YD260XBCM6IAF
• Operating systems
  Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
• Release date
  2021-04-13 2018-04-19
• Socket
  AM4 AM4
• Technology
  TSMC 7nm FinFET 12nm FinFET
• Thermal Solution (PIB)
  AMD Wraith Stealth -
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• L1-Cache
  - 0.5625 MB