Ryzen 5 5600HS vs FX-8320
Primary details
Comparing FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1560 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 2.60 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3+ | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS.
| PCIe version | n/a | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-8320 has 33.3% more physical cores.
Ryzen 5 5600HS, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-8320 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5600HS is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8320 and Ryzen 5 5600HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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