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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 218.79

Overall Rank:
624th fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
384th fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
215th fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $99.99 USD (2025-02-22)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21877
Single Thread Rating
3363

Samples: 22251*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math71,528 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math39,495 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers133 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,281 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,707 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,359 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,320 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,963 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,363 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,851
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,549
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,499
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,205
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,722
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 262.78
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 218.79
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 196.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.67
Intel Core i9-12900K
 139.78
Intel Core i9-13900K
 120.11
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.47
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,149
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,658
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2442043 - Feb 26 2025
22255
BL2441932 - Feb 26 2025
21896
BL2441810 - Feb 25 2025
23025
BL2441773 - Feb 25 2025 [Overclocked]
24515
BL2441742 - Feb 25 2025
23713
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,877
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,970 (-22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,565 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,491 (-10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,349 (-11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,722 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,968 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 12,160 (-44.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 12,090 (-44.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 22,499 (+2.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 20,264 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i5-12490F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 20,147 (-7.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,830 (-9.4%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,595
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,573
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,840
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,565
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,366
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,183
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 4,482