AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7600

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 5.1 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3908 vs 3363
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27051 vs 21866
Around 17% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6550 vs 5608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Jan 2023 vs 5 Nov 2020
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3908 vs 3363
PassMark - CPU mark	27051 vs 21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6550 vs 5608

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3908

3363

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

27051

21866

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6550

5608

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3908	3363
PassMark - CPU mark	27051	21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6550	5608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Essentials
Launch date	14 Jan 2023	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$299
Place in performance rating	397	661
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray		100-000000065
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.1 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	20
PCIe configurations	5.0	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
PCI Express revision		4.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)