AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3361 vs 2802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 Nov 2020 vs 21 Jul 2020
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361 vs 2802

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23625 vs 21912
Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6357 vs 5675

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	23625 vs 21912
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6357 vs 5675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3361

2802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

21912

23625

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

5675

6357

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
PassMark - Single thread mark	3361	2802
PassMark - CPU mark	21912	23625
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5675	6357

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X	AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	5 Nov 2020	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$400
OPN PIB	100-100000065BOX	100-100000279WOF
OPN Tray	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	654	783
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
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™)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI