AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Go

Compare AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop 6 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen Z2 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

6267 points
48% significantly better overall score
4209 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

8333 points
23% slightly better gaming score
6772 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

5604 points
62% significantly better multitasking score
3448 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

5431 points
64% significantly better heavy workload score
3307 points

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Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
49% significantly more cores
4

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
49% significantly more threads
8

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.50 GHz
16% slightly higher clock speed
3.00 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.4 GHz
2% slightly higher turbo speed
4.3 GHz

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
28 W
132% significantly lower TDP

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

3 MiB
49% significantly more L2 cache
2 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

32 MiB
300% significantly more L3 cache
8 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

240th of 1,092
421st of 1,092

Family

The product line

Ryzen 5 Desktop
Ryzen Z2

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2022 April
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Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
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Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
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Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen Z2 Go benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 5 5600 performs better than the Ryzen Z2 Go. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen Z2 Go in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Ryzen 5 5600 has significantly more cores than the Ryzen Z2 Go. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600 has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Ryzen Z2 Go. It also has more threads than the Ryzen Z2 Go. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen Z2 Go. Also, the Ryzen 5 5600 has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen Z2 Go outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 5600 thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the Ryzen 5 5600 has more L2 cache than the Ryzen Z2 Go. The Ryzen 5 5600 also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

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