Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600H — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks (9% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 3600 takes 1 (8% in PassMark CPU Mark).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 3600 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 6 |
| threads | 12 | 12 |
| base clock ghz | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| boost clock ghz | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| tdp w | 65 | 45 |
| memory bus | Dual-channel | — |
| l2 cache mb | — | 3 |
| l3 cache mb | 32 | 16 |
| process nm | 7 | 7 |
| socket | AMD Socket AM4 | FP6 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey, technical.city, Puget Systems, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, PassMark and HWBOT; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 3600 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey |
9,073 points | 9,466 points |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, CGDirector, CPU-Monkey |
1,245 points | 1,363 points |
| Geekbench 5 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 6,505 points |
| Geekbench 5 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
— | 1,374 points |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Puget Systems, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey |
7,067 points | 6,596 points |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Puget Systems, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey |
1,532 points | 1,729 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
17,660 points | 16,423 points |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,559 points | 2,883 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,558 points | — |
| PassMark Single-Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,558 points | — |
| Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT |
49 seconds | — |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.
Ryzen 5 3600
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 3600 benchmark page →
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
No verified AI inference results on file. See the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600 or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H?
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600H leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks (9% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 3600 takes 1 (8% in PassMark CPU Mark).
Keep exploring
More guides & deep dives from the SpecPicks archive
Browse all articles & guides →- Best Retro Handhelds in 2026 — From $35 to $500
- How to Build a Windows 98 Retro PC in 2026
- RTX 4070 Super vs RX 7800 XT — Which to Buy in 2026
- Emulation Hardware in 2026: FPGA, Software, and Cart-Reader Ecosystems
- Best Budget Gaming PC Build 2026 — ~$1,000 ($800 on Sale)
- The Complete Voodoo5 5500 AGP Driver Guide (2026 Edition)
- Best 1440p Gaming GPUs in 2026
More reviews from the SpecPicks archive
Browse all reviews →- GeForce4 Ti 4600 tuning guide — ForceWare, Detonator, and XP/98 driver pairing
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B vs Gemma4-26B-A4B: Which MoE Fits a 12GB RTX 3060
- That $850 Prebuilt With $1,200 of Parts: What the Math Actually Says
- MTP Decoding on RTX 3060 12GB: When Multi-Token Prediction Helps (and Hurts)
- Intelligence Index v4.1: The Agentic-Benchmark Shift and Your Local Rig
- Best Fighting Game Controller and Arcade Stick for PC in 2026
- Mistral Medium 3.5 Local Inference: VRAM, Quantization & Tokens/sec on Consumer GPUs
- Best PlayStation 5 Controllers in 2026: 5 Picks for Every Player
- Best Travel Gaming Kit in 2026: 5 Picks for Hotels and Flights
- OG NeoGeo Stick vs 8BitDo SN30 Pro: Which Feels More Period-Correct for Fighting Games in 2026?
- Raspberry Pi OS Gets a Desktop Refresh: What Changes for Pi 4 Users
- KDE Plasma 6.7 X11 vs. Wayland NVIDIA Gaming on CachyOS
- Build a Sub-$60 Air Quality Monitor on a Raspberry Pi 4 (CO₂, PM2.5, VOC)
- Active Unreal Tournament 99 Servers in 2026: Find, Join, Host
- Building a CompactFlash-Boot Win98 SE Retro PC: 2026 Workflow
- GPT-5.6 Sol Nearly Matches Fable 5 at a Third the Cost: The Local-Rig Angle
- Best Beginner Racing Wheel in 2026: Logitech G920 vs HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive
- Build a Home Assistant Smart-Home Hub on a Raspberry Pi 4 8GB in 2026
- Cosmos3-Super on an RTX 3060 12GB: Can the #1 Open-Weights Image Model Run Local?
- AMD RX 9070 XT Hits All-Time Low $629 in Amazon Lightning Sale
- OpenAI Codex 'Watch Once, Repeat Forever': What It Means for Local Coding Rigs
- Dual RTX 3060 12GB vs RTX 3090 24GB for Qwen2.5 32B (2026)
- Complete Ollama Installation Guide for 2026: Hardware & Software Setup
- Hailo-8 vs Hailo-8L vs Coral TPU: Which AI Accelerator Wins on Raspberry Pi 5?
More buying guides from SpecPicks
Browse all buying guides →- Best Tools for Building and Repairing Retro PCs in 2026
- Best 4K Monitors for Content Creators in 2026
- Best GPUs for Running Local LLMs in 2026
- Best Gaming Mice for 2026
- Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2026
- Best Mechanical Keyboards for Gaming in 2026
- Best CPUs for Content Creators in 2026
- Best GPU for Running 27B-32B Local LLMs in 2026
- Best PC Cases for Building in 2026
- Best External SSDs for Content Creators in 2026
- Best 1440p 240Hz Gaming Monitors in 2026
- Best NVMe SSDs for Gaming in 2026
- Best Retro Gaming Consoles & Handhelds for 2026
- Best AM5 Motherboards for 2026
- Best GPUs for 4K Gaming in 2026
- Best DDR5 RAM for Gaming PCs in 2026
- Best CPUs for Gaming in 2026
- Best NVMe External Enclosures for 2026
- Best Controllers for PC Gaming in 2026
- Best Gaming Monitors for 2026
- Best CPU Coolers for 2026
Hardware benchmark data on SpecPicks
All benchmarks →- Intel Arc A750 — benchmarks & specs
- Ryzen 5 5500U — benchmarks & specs
- Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHz — benchmarks & specs
- Ryzen 7 7800X3D — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen 3 5425U — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen 9 7950X — benchmarks & specs
- Ryzen 7 5800X3D — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9955WX — benchmarks & specs
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti — benchmarks & specs
- Apple M4 9 Core — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen 5 7533HS — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7530U — benchmarks & specs
- Meta Quest 3 128GB — benchmarks & specs
- Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz — benchmarks & specs
- Radeon RX 7800M — benchmarks & specs
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti — benchmarks & specs
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti — benchmarks & specs
- Radeon RX 7700 XT — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645 — benchmarks & specs
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655GE — benchmarks & specs
- Ryzen 7 5700X3D — benchmarks & specs
- Radeon RX 6700 XT — benchmarks & specs
- Ryzen 5 4500U — benchmarks & specs
