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AMD Ryzen 5 7400F vs Ryzen 5 5600X

58 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7400F against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 5 5600X. 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
48.0
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600X and 7400F
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
  • Newer - released 4 years and 4 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version โ€“ 5.0
  • 20% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2603 vs 2173 points
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

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

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)
Ryzen 5 7400F +20%
2603
Ryzen 5 5600X
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 7400F +34%
12228
Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File compression 1200 MB/sec 954.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 90 Klines/sec 66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.5 pages/sec 169 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 298.1 Mpixels/sec 245 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 265.7 pages/sec 213.5 pages/sec
Background blur 57.2 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 100.6 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 17.9 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1003 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 7400F +10%
3686
Ryzen 5 5600X
3366
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 7400F +17%
25637
Ryzen 5 5600X
21824
Integer math 74.7 GOps/sec 70.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.8 GOps/sec 39.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 191M Primes/sec 135M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.1M Strings/sec 26.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.7 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 290.1 MBytes/sec 252.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1659 Frames/sec 1307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 21.8B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 73 & 35079 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 7400F +9%
170.12
Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.8 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 188.1 PPW 140.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 394.4 PPW 335.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.62 PPW 2.41 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 5600X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-20 (CTB)Cinebench 2026497 / 2892
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-17 (dolip)Cinebench 2026459 / 2477
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Skull)Cinebench 202493 / 592
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Geekbench 6 CPU2174 / 9054
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Cinebench 202490 / 583
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released January 15, 2025 October 8, 2020
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 11600K
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (72nd and 124th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 6 6
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 37x
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
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 88 W
Socket AM5 AM4
Peak Temperature 95ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (84th and 119th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-5200 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 7400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Total votes: 6

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Comments

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