AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 5500GT
47
out of 100
VS
46
out of 100
We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600 against the 3.6 GHz Ryzen 5 5500GT. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
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 โ 4.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
- Newer - released 1 year and 10 months later
- Includes an integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7
- Around 3.52 GB/s (7%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 443 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2376 | - |
Cinebench Scores (#62nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1000 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 64.3 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 191.6 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 269.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 217.4 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 29.5 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 70.7 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 16.1 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 67.9 GOps/sec | - |
| Floating point math | 38.7 GOps/sec | - |
| Find prime numbers | 137M Primes/sec | - |
| Random string sorting | 26M Strings/sec | - |
| Data encryption | 15.5 GBytes/sec | - |
| Data compression | 251.6 MBytes/sec | - |
| Physics | 1276 Frames/sec | - |
| Extended instructions | 17B Matrices/sec | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9.5 PPW | 9.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 139.7 PPW | 125.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 330.7 PPW | 293.1 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.36 PPW | 2.17 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-10-20 (Total_noobInOC.) | Cinebench 2024 | 92 / 640 |
| ๐ 2026-06-19 (BerttheNonsolid) | Cinebench 2026 | 443 / 2376 |
| ๐ 2026-04-26 -> zhyn0989 | Cinebench 2026 | 335 / 1764 |
| ๐ 2026-04-07 (Leo) | Cinebench 2024 | 86 / 601 |
| ๐ 2025-11-03 (Queef Supreme) | Cinebench 2024 | 89 / 618 |
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500GTGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | March 15, 2022 | January 8, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 3 (Vermeer) | Zen 3 (Cezanne) |
| Model number | - | 5500GT |
| Integrated GPU | No | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i5 12600 | - |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (128th and 129th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| 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
| Transistors | - | 10.7 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 45-65 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 88 W |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 90ยฐC | 95ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (124th and 126th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | - | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | - | 1900 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 448 |
| TMUs | - | 28 |
| ROPs | - | 8 |
| Execution Units | - | 7 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
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 | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 16 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: < 1