AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT and AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3221 vs 2753
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20259 vs 18581

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	8 Jan 2024 vs July 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221 vs 2753
PassMark - CPU mark	20259 vs 18581

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3221

2753

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20259

18581

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
PassMark - Single thread mark	3221	2753
PassMark - CPU mark	20259	18581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4815

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Essentials
Launch date	8 Jan 2024	July 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$125	$250
Place in performance rating	474	933
Architecture codename		Zen 2
OPN PIB		100-100000281BOX
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	180 mm²
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	10,700 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 3, 16 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0