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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600G is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 20%, including 11% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,551 vs 9,526).

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

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 3600XRyzen 5 5600G
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 3.83.9
boost clock ghz —4.4
tdp w 9565
l3 cache mb —16
process nm —7
socket —AMD 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, HardwareDB, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus, Geekbench Browser 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 3600XRyzen 5 5600G
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, HardwareDB, Notebookcheck, GadgetVersus		 9,526 points10,551 points
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 —10,551 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck		 1,323 points1,409 points
Cinebench R23 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: Notebookcheck		 —1,409 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, Notebookcheck		 7,372 points8,214 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —8,288 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, Notebookcheck		 1,732 points1,938 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser		 —1,938 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 18,123 points19,654 points
PassMark CPU Mark (multi) (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —19,668 CPU Mark
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,645 points3,178 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,646 points3,178 points

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 5 5600G is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 20%, including 11% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,551 vs 9,526).

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