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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600. Specifications, performance, tests

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2020-11-05
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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 Ryzen 5 5600X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

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 Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    109 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    115 left arrow place

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 Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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 Ryzen 5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    Ryzen left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops / Boxed Processor left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 5 3600X left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600H
  • Segment
    Desktop left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Series
    Ryzen 5000 Series 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
    3.7 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.6 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
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 Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    95 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Architecture
    Vermeer (Zen 3) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Vermeer left arrow Vermeer
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    3 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    32 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Part Number
    100-000000065 left arrow -
  • Release date
    2020-11-05 left arrow 2022-04-04
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    TSMC 7nm FinFET left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000927BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000927
  • 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

Shared tests with results for both models: 15

Blender Cycles

Each row uses one Blender version, operating system and compute backend.

Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600Result difference¹
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Linux 180.675757 samples/min Submissions: 12 153.28919 samples/min Submissions: 29 -15.2 %
Blender 5.2.0 / CPU / Windows 154.817758 samples/min Submissions: 32 154.924798 samples/min Submissions: 22 +0.1 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Linux 173.03016 samples/min Submissions: 17 165.579721 samples/min Submissions: 7 -4.3 %
Blender 5.1.1 / CPU / Windows 155.358716 samples/min Submissions: 20 158.029692 samples/min Submissions: 24 +1.7 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Linux 183.365978 samples/min Submissions: 76 168.629021 samples/min Submissions: 21 -8.0 %
Blender 4.5.0 / CPU / Windows 144.979041 samples/min Submissions: 165 149.032866 samples/min Submissions: 110 +2.8 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Linux 169.530851 samples/min Submissions: 33 171.717667 samples/min Submissions: 6 +1.3 %
Blender 4.4.0 / CPU / Windows 143.389987 samples/min Submissions: 120 144.564638 samples/min Submissions: 65 +0.8 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Linux 177.703614 samples/min Submissions: 41 179.371336 samples/min Submissions: 11 +0.9 %
Blender 4.3.0 / CPU / Windows 136.96555 samples/min Submissions: 172 141.645759 samples/min Submissions: 72 +3.4 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Linux 181.891479 samples/min Submissions: 47 177.385993 samples/min Submissions: 15 -2.5 %
Blender 4.2.0 / CPU / Windows 141.787816 samples/min Submissions: 198 140.994483 samples/min Submissions: 92 -0.6 %
More tests: 3
Test and settingsAMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600Result difference¹
Blender 4.1.0 / CPU / Windows 150.117268 samples/min Submissions: 106 143.422344 samples/min Submissions: 43 -4.5 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Linux 178.569622 samples/min Submissions: 38 174.553072 samples/min Submissions: 15 -2.2 %
Blender 4.0.0 / CPU / Windows 147.415889 samples/min Submissions: 280 149.964113 samples/min Submissions: 123 +1.7 %

¹ Difference of the second result relative to the first in that row. No percentage is calculated for different upscaling algorithms. This compares published results, not a universal performance index.

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 Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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 Ryzen 5 5600X 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 R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
1504.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

11268.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11077.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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.

604.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

4562.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

8420.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
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.

22180.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21732.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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