AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 5 3500X 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more threads: 12 vs 6
Around 12% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3363 vs 2502
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21866 vs 13166
Around 47% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 5608 vs 3820

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs Nov 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363 vs 2502
PassMark - CPU mark	21866 vs 13166
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608 vs 3820

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3363

2502

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21866

13166

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5608

3820

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3363	2502
PassMark - CPU mark	21866	13166
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5608	3820
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1175
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5292

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	Nov 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$170
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	661	1258
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
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
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		100 MHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	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™)