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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: 200.75

Overall Rank:
604th fastest in multithreading out of 4952 CPUs
370th fastest in single threading out of 4952 CPUs
209th fastest in out of 1404 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $108.99 USD (2025-01-28)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21879
Single Thread Rating
3362

Samples: 21379*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math71,615 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math39,492 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers132 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,285 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,712 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,374 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,321 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,956 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,362 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of January 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of January 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 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,866
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,400
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,076
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,577
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,510
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,879
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,224
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,727
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,614
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,154
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 216.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 200.75
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 188.61
Intel Core i9-12900K
 147.88
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 134.75
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.73
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.31
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 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,152
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,925
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,658
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2365817 - Jan 25 2025
20859
BL2365806 - Jan 25 2025
23642
BL2365793 - Jan 25 2025
23642
BL2365778 - Jan 25 2025
17696
BL2365705 - Jan 25 2025 [Overclocked]
21980
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,879
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,984 (-22.4%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,981 (-22.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,849 (-9.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,564 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,497 (-10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,366 (-11.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 18,178 (-16.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,727 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,565 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 12,171 (-44.4%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 12,096 (-44.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 22,510 (+2.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 28th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,870
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,684
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,611
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,311
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,558
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,472
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,336
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,120
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,080
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,906
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 4,482