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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 351 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 7% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Athlon 3000G - 178 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - £100.0 vs £126.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 5600X - £0.6 vs £0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Processor (6C/12T, 35MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz Max Boost) with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Athlon 3000G Processor with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (2C/4T, 3.5 GHz Base Clock)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD Athlon 3000G |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Nov 20th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Vermeer | Codename | Picasso |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Athlon 3000G
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
83 FPS
£13.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
£20.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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75 FPS
£12.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, N/A Storage
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