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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 5 5500

45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
VS
44 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 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 (1)

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
44.2
(Average)
Value Index
123.4
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500 and 5600G
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • Includes an integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
  • Newer - released 11 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 5600G
vs
Ryzen 5 5500

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 409 424
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2218 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 5600G
1938
Ryzen 5 5500 +1%
1961
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +1%
8288
Ryzen 5 5500
8220
File compression 773.3 MB/sec 819.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 64.7 Klines/sec 61.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 141.5 pages/sec 147.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 231 Mpixels/sec 233.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 210.7 pages/sec 191.9 pages/sec
Background blur 42.1 images/sec 40.4 images/sec
Photo processing 55.6 images/sec 61.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.2 Mpixels/sec 15.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1112 & 907 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +4%
3178
Ryzen 5 5500
3061
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600G +2%
19626
Ryzen 5 5500
19247
Integer math 66.9 GOps/sec 64.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 37.8 GOps/sec 36.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 56M Primes/sec 55M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 25.3M Strings/sec 24.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.2 GBytes/sec 14.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 248.9 MBytes/sec 245.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 889 Frames/sec 881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.4B Matrices/sec 17.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 15922 & 15772 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5600G +4%
150.02
Ryzen 5 5500
143.63

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.9 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 127.5 PPW 126.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 301.9 PPW 296.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.31 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 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218
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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 5600G and Ryzen 5 5500

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released April 13, 2021 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Cezanne) Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i5 11400
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (139th and 143rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 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 39x 36x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 16MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 10.7 billions -
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-65 W (configurable) 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (130th and 131st 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
Ryzen 5 5600G
1.7 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5500
n/a
See: Radeon RX Vega 7 benchmarks

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
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500 official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 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 5600G?
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IeFHC233 April 9, 2023 at 09:28 AM
There is no rtx 1660 ti graphics card
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