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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 5500

47 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600 against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 5 5500. 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 (5)

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
130.1
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500 and 5600
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
  • Has 16 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • 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 5500

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 443 424
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2376 2421
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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 +7%
2091
Ryzen 5 5500
1961
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +10%
9081
Ryzen 5 5500
8220
File compression 1000 MB/sec 819.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.3 Klines/sec 61.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 191.6 pages/sec 147.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 269.6 Mpixels/sec 233.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 217.4 pages/sec 191.9 pages/sec
Background blur 29.5 images/sec 40.4 images/sec
Photo processing 70.7 images/sec 61.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.1 Mpixels/sec 15.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1147 & 907 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +6%
3253
Ryzen 5 5500
3061
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600 +12%
21494
Ryzen 5 5500
19247
Integer math 67.9 GOps/sec 64.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 38.7 GOps/sec 36.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 137M Primes/sec 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26M Strings/sec 24.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.5 GBytes/sec 14.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 251.6 MBytes/sec 245.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1276 Frames/sec 881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17B Matrices/sec 17.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 15261 & 15772 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5600 +7%
153.47
Ryzen 5 5500
143.63

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.5 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 139.7 PPW 126.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 330.7 PPW 296.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.36 PPW 2.21 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 5500
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-10 (leosangester)Cinebench 2024429 / 2105
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (Aideau)Cinebench 2026424 / 2421
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU2028 / 8385
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Cinebench 202488 / 627
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 -> sububurbiabomb22Geekbench 6 CPU1972 / 8289
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 12600 - Intel Core i5 11400
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (127th and 138th 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) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (123rd and 129th 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 No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 5 5600?
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Ur Momma Suck Lisa Tsu May 14, 2026 at 07:39 AM
Better to buy i7 12700k
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Dusan October 3, 2022 at 05:27 PM
The problem is i3 12100's motherboards are way more expensive.
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JustALurker April 7, 2022 at 04:53 AM
The 5500 at $160 makes no sense to buy for a new build as the i3 12100 outperforms it and is $40 cheaper. The 5600 has double the cache than the 5500 has which will make a MAJOR difference in single-threaded workloads. I'd either go for a 3600 than a 5500 (since the 3600 has PCI-E 4.0 support) or pay extra for the 5600. The 5500 has to be sold at $120 for it to be worth considering IMO.
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Max August 15, 2022 at 08:34 PM
Is it worth buying r5 5500 for 100$? Bcoz that i3 or i5 12 gen cost 220$+. I will not be purchasing any pci.e gen 4 GPU.
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Bruh December 7, 2022 at 03:16 AM
Max, You can get a used i3 12100f off eBay for 97.99$. Now that I'm looking at it currently you can get one for as low as 73 bucks on eBay which is a steal in great working condition. I got a Ryzen 7 3800x off of there on Monday for 97$ a really good price for a still decent ryzen 8-core CPU.
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