Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 5 5600G — Specs & Performance Compared

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 5 2600 vs Ryzen 5 5600G. Release years: 2018, 2021. MSRP range: $199 · $259. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 2600

6 cores65W TDP$199 MSRP2018

Full Ryzen 5 2600 benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5600G

6 cores65W TDP$259 MSRP2021

Full Ryzen 5 5600G benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 2600	Ryzen 5 5600G
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	3.4	3.9
boost clock ghz	3.9	4.4
tdp w	65	65
l3 cache mb	16	16
process nm	12	7
socket	AMD Socket AM4	AMD Socket AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 2600	Ryzen 5 5600G
Cinebench R23 multi	7,089 points	10,551 points
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core	—	10,551 points
Cinebench R23 single	1,012 points	1,409 points
Cinebench R23 Single-Core	—	1,409 points
Geekbench 6 multi	5,239 points	8,288 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core	—	8,288 points
Geekbench 6 single	1,162 points	1,938 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core	—	1,938 points
PassMark CPU Mark	13,133 points	19,654 points
PassMark CPU Mark (multi)	—	19,668 CPU Mark
PassMark Single Thread Rating	2,234 points	—
PassMark Single-Thread	—	3,178 points