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AMD Ryzen 5 7400F vs Ryzen 5 5600

58 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
VS
47 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7400F against the 3.5 GHz Ryzen 5 5600. 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
56.5
(Average)
Value Index
72.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600 and 7400F
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
  • Newer - released 2 years and 10 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • 24% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2603 vs 2091 points
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 7400F
vs
Ryzen 5 5600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 443
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2376
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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 7400F +24%
2603
Ryzen 5 5600
2091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 7400F +35%
12228
Ryzen 5 5600
9081
File compression 1200 MB/sec 1000 MB/sec
Clang compilation 90 Klines/sec 64.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.5 pages/sec 191.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 298.1 Mpixels/sec 269.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 265.7 pages/sec 217.4 pages/sec
Background blur 57.2 images/sec 29.5 images/sec
Photo processing 100.6 images/sec 70.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.9 Mpixels/sec 16.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1147 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 7400F +13%
3686
Ryzen 5 5600
3253
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 7400F +19%
25637
Ryzen 5 5600
21494
Integer math 74.7 GOps/sec 67.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.8 GOps/sec 38.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 191M Primes/sec 137M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.1M Strings/sec 26M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.7 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 290.1 MBytes/sec 251.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1659 Frames/sec 1276 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 21.8B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 73 & 15261 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 7400F +11%
170.12
Ryzen 5 5600
153.47

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.8 PPW 9.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 188.1 PPW 139.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 394.4 PPW 330.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.62 PPW 2.36 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 7400F
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-19 (BerttheNonsolid)Cinebench 2026443 / 2376
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 -> zhyn0989Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Leo)Cinebench 202486 / 601
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-03 (Queef Supreme)Cinebench 202489 / 618
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-28 (Blonde_Blaze)Cinebench 202490 / 625
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 7400F and Ryzen 5 5600

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 15, 2025 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 4 (Raphael) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i5 14400F - Intel Core i5 12600
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (72nd and 127th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 35x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 6.5 billions -
Fabrication Process 5 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM5 AM4
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 90ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (84th and 123rd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 7400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 24

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Comments

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