AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Ryzen AMD Ryzen 5
• Generation
  3 4
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 3000 AMD Ryzen 5000G
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE 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
  3.80 GHz 3.40 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
• GPU frequency
  1.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  7
• Shader
  448
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  128 GB 64 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2 (Dual Channel)

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT or AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE? 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)
  105 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 °C 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE 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
  32.00 MB 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  Matisse (Zen 2) Cezanne (Zen 3)
• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM4 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• Release date
  Q2/2020 Q2/2021