Ryzen 5 5600G vs Pentium E6300
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Pentium E6300 by a whopping 1832% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2746 | 609 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 18 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.59 | 28.13 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 0.94 | 18.22 |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 9 May 2009 (15 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $40 | $259 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 5600G has 684% better value for money than Pentium E6300.
Detailed specifications
Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 39 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | AM4 (1331) mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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 | LGA775 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G. 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 | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 12.75 |
| Recency | 9 May 2009 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
Ryzen 5 5600G has a 1831.8% 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 5600G is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6300 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E6300 and Ryzen 5 5600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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