AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 3 5300G AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  4 1
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000G AMD Ryzen 1000

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 3 5300G vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  4.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.20 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Threads
  8 12
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 5 Graphics (Renoir) no iGPU
• GPU frequency
  1.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  5
• Shader
  320
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB --
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• VP8
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  No Yes
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  24 20

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 3 5300G or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 95 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) Summit Ridge (Zen)
• Technology
  7 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM4 AM4
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q1/2017

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 3 5300G and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X.

• Used in
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