AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 5 3600
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We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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.
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.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- 31% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2173 vs 1662 points
- Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- 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) | 459 | 388 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 2477 | 2039 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 954.5 MB/sec | 660.6 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 66.2 Klines/sec | 59 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 169 pages/sec | 146 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 245 Mpixels/sec | 207.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 213.5 pages/sec | 143.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 47.2 images/sec | 37 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 68.8 images/sec | 54.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 16 Mpixels/sec | 12.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 70.6 GOps/sec | 48.5 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 39.5 GOps/sec | 28.6 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 135M Primes/sec | 109M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 26.2M Strings/sec | 23.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.7 GBytes/sec | 13.9 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 252.2 MBytes/sec | 219.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1307 Frames/sec | 1146 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17B Matrices/sec | 14.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9 PPW | 7.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 140.5 PPW | 111.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 335.8 PPW | 271.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.41 PPW | 2.09 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (CTB) | Cinebench 2026 | 497 / 2892 |
| π 2026-08-17 (dolip) | Cinebench 2026 | 459 / 2477 |
| π 2026-04-07 (Skull) | Cinebench 2024 | 93 / 592 |
| π 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2174 / 9054 |
| π 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi) | Cinebench 2024 | 90 / 583 |
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-16 (abdou) | Cinebench 2026 | 388 / 2039 |
| π 2026-03-31 (Ike) | Cinebench 2024 | 70 / 517 |
| π 2025-12-16 -> Jeromeneil | Cinebench 2024 | 71 / 511 |
| π 2025-11-02 (BeastAsLow) | Cinebench 2024 | 64 / 479 |
| π 2025-10-17 (RandomStorm) | Cinebench 2024 | 72 / 419 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 3600General
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | October 8, 2020 | 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 11600K | - |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (124th and 163rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 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 |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 88 W | - |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 95Β°C | 95Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (119th 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 | 51.2 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 16 |
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