Ryzen 7 5700X vs Pentium G5600
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 396 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 26 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 41.26 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | no data | 24.42 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022) |
| Release date | no data | 4 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | no data | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,150 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 | 1151 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X 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 G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 51 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium G5600 has 27.5% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 5700X, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G5600 and Ryzen 7 5700X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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