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AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Ryzen 5 5600X

61 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 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
92.5
(Very good)
Value Index
48.0
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600X and 7500F
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
  • Newer - released 2 years and 10 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 27% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2766 vs 2173 points
  • 9% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 5 7500F
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 612 459
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3520 2477
Cinebench Scores (#198th place)
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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 7500F +27%
2766
Ryzen 5 5600X
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 7500F +46%
13306
Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File compression 1530 MB/sec 954.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 95 Klines/sec 66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 300.3 pages/sec 169 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 348.4 Mpixels/sec 245 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 295.5 pages/sec 213.5 pages/sec
Background blur 43.4 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 108.3 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.4 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1117 & 1003 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 5 7500F +14%
3825
Ryzen 5 5600X
3366
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 5 7500F +22%
26531
Ryzen 5 5600X
21824
Integer math 78.3 GOps/sec 70.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 46.8 GOps/sec 39.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 195M Primes/sec 135M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.2M Strings/sec 26.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.3 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 301.9 MBytes/sec 252.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1715 Frames/sec 1307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 22.6B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 5446 & 35079 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 5 7500F +30%
202.93
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 204.7 PPW 140.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 408.2 PPW 335.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.12 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 7500F
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-31 (tachanka)Cinebench 2026578 / 3271
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-09 (Bobalazs)Cinebench 2026612 / 3520
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-10 (mav)Cinebench 2026577 / 2956
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-23 (Hengx)Cinebench 2024112 / 833
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-10 (PleVor)Cinebench 2024114 / 893
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (CTB)Cinebench 2026497 / 2892
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (dolip)Cinebench 2026459 / 2477
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Skull)Cinebench 202493 / 592
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Geekbench 6 CPU2174 / 9054
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Cinebench 202490 / 583
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F and Ryzen 5 5600X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released July 23, 2023 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 13400F - Intel Core i5 11600K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 5 9500F - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (61st 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) 5 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 95Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (76th 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 7500F official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 20

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Comments

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