AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 12 nm FinFET
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2241
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20259 vs 13172

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs 19 April 2018
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 12 nm FinFET
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 vs 2241
PassMark - CPU mark	20259 vs 13172

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

2241

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20259

13172

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	2241
PassMark - CPU mark	20259	13172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		974
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5321
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3456
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.922

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$125
Place in performance rating	474	1559
Architecture codename		Zen+
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD2600BBAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$159.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		24.89
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	180 mm²	213 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	576 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	10,700 million	4940 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Stealth
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)