AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7500F 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 7500F

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3844 vs 3363
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26844 vs 21866
Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6416 vs 5608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	22 Jul 2023 vs 5 Nov 2020
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844 vs 3363
PassMark - CPU mark	26844 vs 21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416 vs 5608

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
1048576x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	3 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 32MB (shared)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3844

3363

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26844

21866

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6416

5608

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	3844	3363
PassMark - CPU mark	26844	21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6416	5608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Essentials
Launch date	22 Jul 2023	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	$299
Place in performance rating	419	661
Architecture codename		Zen 3
OPN PIB		100-100000065BOX
OPN Tray		100-000000065
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	3 MB
L3 cache	32MB (shared)	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	6,570 million
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Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200 MHz, Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	AM5	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 24 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		20
PCI Express revision		4.0
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™)