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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs Ryzen 5 5600

51 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
VS
47 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 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.

  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
54.5
(Average)
Value Index
72.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600 and 5700X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Around 3.52 GB/s (7%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 5700X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 477 443
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3191 2376
Cinebench Scores (#200th 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 7 5700X +4%
2166
Ryzen 5 5600
2091
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5700X +14%
10313
Ryzen 5 5600
9081
File compression 1060 MB/sec 1000 MB/sec
Clang compilation 78.8 Klines/sec 64.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 209.4 pages/sec 191.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 307.8 Mpixels/sec 269.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 217.9 pages/sec 217.4 pages/sec
Background blur 41.4 images/sec 29.5 images/sec
Photo processing 76.8 images/sec 70.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 18.6 Mpixels/sec 16.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 637 & 1147 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Ryzen 7 5700X +4%
3386
Ryzen 5 5600
3253
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5700X +24%
26561
Ryzen 5 5600
21494
Integer math 92.3 GOps/sec 67.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 51.9 GOps/sec 38.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 117M Primes/sec 137M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.6M Strings/sec 26M Strings/sec
Data encryption 20.2 GBytes/sec 15.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 323.8 MBytes/sec 251.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1325 Frames/sec 1276 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 21.8B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 21736 & 15261 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 7 5700X +34%
205.55
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 158.7 PPW 139.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 408.6 PPW 330.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.16 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 7 5700X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Batti)Cinebench 20261525 / 14346
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-20 -> bangGeekbench 6 CPU2275 / 10804
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (kcb2)Cinebench 2026477 / 3191
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-10 (DrDimebadger)Cinebench 202692 / 771
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-09 (Max_Max_In)Geekbench 6 CPU2308 / 11861
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-19 (BerttheNonsolid)Cinebench 2026443 / 2376
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-26 -> zhyn0989Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Leo)Cinebench 202486 / 601
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-03 (Queef Supreme)Cinebench 202489 / 618
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-28 (Blonde_Blaze)Cinebench 202490 / 625
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 5600

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i7 12700K - Intel Core i5 12600
Successor - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (108th and 127th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 34x 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

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 88 W -
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90Β°C 90Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (104th 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 51.2 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 5700X official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

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