AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 89°C
393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Launch date	7 Jul 2023 vs 4 Jan 2023
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 89°C
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 1MB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 14% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3756 vs 3218
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 34363 vs 22115

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3756 vs 3218
PassMark - CPU mark	34363 vs 22115

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3218

3756

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

22115

34363

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
PassMark - Single thread mark	3218	3756
PassMark - CPU mark	22115	34363
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8010

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Essentials
Launch date	7 Jul 2023	4 Jan 2023
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	$449
Place in performance rating	373	369
Architecture codename		Zen 4 (Raphael)
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Die size	74 mm²	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1MB (per core)
L3 cache	96MB (shared)	96MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	89°C
Maximum frequency	4.4 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		61°C
Transistor count		6,570 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 4, 20 Lanes, (CPU only)	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		400 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		2200 MHz
Processor graphics		Radeon Graphics