AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 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 5600

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 1% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5675 vs 5608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	20 Apr 2022 vs 5 Nov 2020
Benchmarks
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675 vs 5608

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 3257
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 21559

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 3257
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 21559

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

3363

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21559

21866

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5675

5608

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	3363
PassMark - CPU mark	21559	21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675	5608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 3
Launch date	20 Apr 2022	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$299
Place in performance rating	694	661
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray		100-000000065
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	81 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	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	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	4.6 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 bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
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™)