Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 20% to 41%, including 26% in Cinebench R23 single (1,569 vs 1,245).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 3600

6 cores65W TDP

Full Ryzen 5 3600 benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 3

AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT

6 cores65W TDP

Full AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT benchmarks →

*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 5600XT
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	3.6	3.7
boost clock ghz	4.2	4.7
tdp w	65	65
memory bus	Dual-channel	—
l2 cache mb	—	3
l3 cache mb	32	32
process nm	7	7
socket	AMD Socket AM4	AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from TopCPU.net, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, SiliconCat and PassMark; 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 5600XT
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: TopCPU.net	—	888 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey	9,073 points	11,333 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, CPU-Monkey	1,245 points	1,569 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, SiliconCat, CPU-Monkey	7,067 points	8,457 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, SiliconCat, CPU-Monkey	1,532 points	2,157 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	17,660 points	22,290 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,467 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,466 points
PassMark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,470 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,559 points	3,466 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,558 points	3,467 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,470 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600 or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT?

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 20% to 41%, including 26% in Cinebench R23 single (1,569 vs 1,245).