Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 5 5600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 11% to 23%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,953 vs 9,526).

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

AMD

Ryzen 5 3600X

6 cores95W TDP

Full Ryzen 5 3600X benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5600

6 cores65W TDP$199 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 5 5600 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 3600X	Ryzen 5 5600
cores	6	6
threads	12	12
base clock ghz	3.8	—
boost clock ghz	—	4.4
tdp w	95	65
l3 cache mb	—	32
socket	—	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 CGDirector, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, WePC, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, PassMark Software 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 3600X	Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus	9,526 points	10,953 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: CGDirector, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus	1,323 points	1,462 points
Cinebench R23 single-core (higher is better) Source: WePC	—	1,306 pts
Geekbench 5 single-core (higher is better) Source: WePC	—	1,386 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus	7,372 points	8,674 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus	1,732 points	2,052 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	18,123 points	21,518 points
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	2,645 points	—
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	—	3,253 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	2,646 points	3,254 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	—	3,254 points
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT	—	41

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600X or the Ryzen 5 5600?

The Ryzen 5 5600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 11% to 23%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,953 vs 9,526).