AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 5 5600
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 3700X with 8-cores against the 3.5 GHz Ryzen 5 5600 with 6-cores. 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 7 3700X
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Newer - released 2 years and 8 months later
- 28% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2091 vs 1640 points
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 443 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 2376 |
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 673.4 MB/sec | 1000 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 77.6 Klines/sec | 64.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 162.9 pages/sec | 191.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 242 Mpixels/sec | 269.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 151.6 pages/sec | 217.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 38.1 images/sec | 29.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 54.1 images/sec | 70.7 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.8 Mpixels/sec | 16.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 66.3 GOps/sec | 67.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 39 GOps/sec | 38.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 97M Primes/sec | 137M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.1M Strings/sec | 26M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 18.9 GBytes/sec | 15.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 296.3 MBytes/sec | 251.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1175 Frames/sec | 1276 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 19.2B Matrices/sec | 17B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 10.6 PPW | 9.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 129.1 PPW | 139.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 344.6 PPW | 330.7 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.8 PPW | 2.36 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-21 (Louis) | Cinebench 2024 | 73 / 663 |
| π 2026-02-06 (Azuki_12) | Cinebench 2024 | 69 / 715 |
| π 2025-01-31 (@ProfitHound Youtube) | Cinebench 2024 | 74 / 688 |
| π 2024-12-04 (Av8orGamer) | Cinebench 2024 | 76 / 696 |
| π 2024-09-27 (Nathan/Naskun) | Cinebench 2024 | 73 / 693 |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-19 (BerttheNonsolid) | Cinebench 2026 | 443 / 2376 |
| π 2026-04-26 -> zhyn0989 | Cinebench 2026 | 335 / 1764 |
| π 2026-04-07 (Leo) | Cinebench 2024 | 86 / 601 |
| π 2025-11-03 (Queef Supreme) | Cinebench 2024 | 89 / 618 |
| π 2025-10-28 (Blonde_Blaze) | Cinebench 2024 | 90 / 625 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Ryzen 5 5600General
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | July 7, 2019 | March 15, 2022 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | - | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
| Rival Equivalent | - Intel Core i7 9700K | - Intel Core i5 12600 |
| Successor | - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | - AMD Ryzen 5 7600 |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (154th and 127th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 36x | 35x |
| 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 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 95Β°C | 90Β°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (142nd and 123rd place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | 47.68 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 16 | 24 |
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