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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 3600

47 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
VS
39 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600 against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 5 3600. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
72.4
(Good)
Value Index
104.9
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 3600 and 5600
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • Newer - released 2 years and 8 months later
  • 26% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2091 vs 1662 points
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 5600
vs
Ryzen 5 3600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Ryzen 5 5600 +20%
618
Ryzen 5 3600
516
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 443 388
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2376 2039
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +26%
2091
Ryzen 5 3600
1662
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +25%
9081
Ryzen 5 3600
7249
File compression 1000 MB/sec 660.6 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.3 Klines/sec 59 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 191.6 pages/sec 146 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 269.6 Mpixels/sec 207.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 217.4 pages/sec 143.3 pages/sec
Background blur 29.5 images/sec 37 images/sec
Photo processing 70.7 images/sec 54.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.1 Mpixels/sec 12.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1147 & 1134 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +27%
3253
Ryzen 5 3600
2559
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +22%
21494
Ryzen 5 3600
17667
Integer math 67.9 GOps/sec 48.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 38.7 GOps/sec 28.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 137M Primes/sec 109M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26M Strings/sec 23.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.5 GBytes/sec 13.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 251.6 MBytes/sec 219.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1276 Frames/sec 1146 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17B Matrices/sec 14.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 15261 & 37442 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5600 +13%
153.47
Ryzen 5 3600
135.61

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.5 PPW 7.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 139.7 PPW 111.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 330.7 PPW 271.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.36 PPW 2.09 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-19 (BerttheNonsolid)Cinebench 2026443 / 2376
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 -> zhyn0989Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Leo)Cinebench 202486 / 601
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-03 (Queef Supreme)Cinebench 202489 / 618
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-28 (Blonde_Blaze)Cinebench 202490 / 625
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-16 (abdou)Cinebench 2026388 / 2039
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-31 (Ike)Cinebench 202470 / 517
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-16 -> JeromeneilCinebench 202471 / 511
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-02 (BeastAsLow)Cinebench 202464 / 479
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-17 (RandomStorm)Cinebench 202472 / 419
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 3600

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released March 15, 2022 July 7, 2019
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 2 (Matisse)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 12600 -
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (127th and 163rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 36x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 3.8 billions
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (123rd and 152nd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-3200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 16

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Comments

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