Ryzen 5 5600 vs Athlon II N350

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N350
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.50
Ryzen 5 5600
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.10
+2720%

Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Athlon II N350 by a whopping 2720% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2885541
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.3019.78
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size117.5 mm281 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors234 Million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketS1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II N350 0.50
Ryzen 5 5600 14.10
+2720%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II N350 767
Ryzen 5 5600 21575
+2713%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.50 14.10
Recency 4 October 2010 20 April 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II N350 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 2720% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N350 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II N350 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N350 and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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