AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 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 7600X

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 5.3 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 7 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4136 vs 3363
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28433 vs 21866
Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 6894 vs 5608

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 Sep 2022 vs 5 Nov 2020
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 7 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 3 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	4136 vs 3363
PassMark - CPU mark	28433 vs 21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6894 vs 5608

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4136

3363

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

28433

21866

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

6894

5608

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	4136	3363
PassMark - CPU mark	28433	21866
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6894	5608

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 4	Zen 3
Launch date	27 Sep 2022	5 Nov 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$299
OPN Tray	100-000000593	100-000000065
Place in performance rating	320	661
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		100-100000065BOX
Performance
Base frequency	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	71 mm²
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	61 °C
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum frequency	5.3 GHz	4.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of threads	12	12
Transistor count	6570 million
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	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	AM5	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	20
PCI Express revision	5.0	4.0
PCIe configurations		1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)