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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 5 5500X3D

48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
VS
45 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X against the 3.0 GHz Ryzen 5 5500X3D. 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
48.0
(Average)
Value Index
42.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5500X3D and 5600X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 15% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4 GHz)
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2173 vs 1935 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
  • Newer - released 4 years and 9 months later
  • Has 64 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 5600X
vs
Ryzen 5 5500X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 459 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2477 -
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 954.5 MB/sec 1070 MB/sec
Clang compilation 66.2 Klines/sec 54.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 169 pages/sec 201.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 245 Mpixels/sec 238.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 213.5 pages/sec 182.7 pages/sec
Background blur 47.2 images/sec 45.6 images/sec
Photo processing 68.8 images/sec 75.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 16 Mpixels/sec 13.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1003 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 5600X +7%
21824
Ryzen 5 5500X3D
20346
Integer math 70.6 GOps/sec 60 GOps/sec
Floating point math 39.5 GOps/sec 34.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 135M Primes/sec 170M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 26.2M Strings/sec 23.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.7 GBytes/sec 14 GBytes/sec
Data compression 252.2 MBytes/sec 230.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1307 Frames/sec 2280 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17B Matrices/sec 15.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 35079 & 338 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 5600X +7%
156.48
Ryzen 5 5500X3D
145.75

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9 PPW 5.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 140.5 PPW 85.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 335.8 PPW 193.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.41 PPW 1.39 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 5600X
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-20 (CTB)Cinebench 2026497 / 2892
📘 2026-08-17 (dolip)Cinebench 2026459 / 2477
📘 2026-04-07 (Skull)Cinebench 202493 / 592
📘 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Geekbench 6 CPU2174 / 9054
📘 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Cinebench 202490 / 583
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5500X3D

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 8, 2020 June 5, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Model number - 5500X3D
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 11600K -
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (124th and 135th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 30x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 96MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W 142 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 95°C 90°C
Desktop CPU ranking (119th and 128th 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 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
6 (46.2%)
7 (53.8%)
Total votes: 13

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Comments

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