AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 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 5600

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 2753
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21559 vs 18581
Around 18% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5675 vs 4815

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs July 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 2753
PassMark - CPU mark	21559 vs 18581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675 vs 4815

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

2753

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21559

18581

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5675

4815

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	2753
PassMark - CPU mark	21559	18581
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675	4815

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	July 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$250
Place in performance rating	694	933
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		100-100000281BOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	4150 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0