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AMD FX-6350 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2013
AMD FX-6350
AMD FX-6350
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2022-04-04
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

What's the best choice AMD FX-6350 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-6350 has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 6 / 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2013.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has a base frequency of 3.5 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

Differences

AMD FX-6350 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6350
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-6350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    479 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    372 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    906 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    750 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    583 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    401 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    652 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    392 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    564 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    115 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.4 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    91 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    70 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    135 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    123 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6350 AMD FX-6350
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6300 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    FX-Series left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 6x
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD FX-6350. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3 left arrow DDR4
  • System Memory Specification
    1866 left arrow 3200
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6350 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    125 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    61 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-6350 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Vishera left arrow Vermeer
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.28125 MB left arrow 0.375 MB
  • L2-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    FD6350FRHKBOX left arrow 100-100000927BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    FD6350FRW6KHK left arrow 100-000000927
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow 2022-04-04
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    32nm SOI left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD FX-6350

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

More results: 8

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6640.855874 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Duration: 150.583 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-6350 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

212.000000
AMD FX-6350
574.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1038.000000
AMD FX-6350
4479.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

549.000000
AMD FX-6350
1538.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2091.000000
AMD FX-6350
8009.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

7009.000000
AMD FX-6350
21732.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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