Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 3 1100

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 1100 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated554
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data19.76
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release dateno data20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 1100 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm281 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors4800 million4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 1100 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 configuration11
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 1100 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 6
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm

Ryzen 5 5600 has 50% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 1100 and Ryzen 5 5600. We've got no test results to judge.


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