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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600GT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 8% to 26%, including 14% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,847 vs 9,526).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600X and the Ryzen 5 5600GT. 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 5600GT
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz 3.83.6
boost clock ghz —4.6
tdp w 9565
l2 cache mb —3
l3 cache mb —16
process nm —7
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, GadgetVersus, VividRepairs, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic and PassMark Software; 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 5600GT
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, VividRepairs		 9,526 points10,847 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, VividRepairs		 1,323 points1,512 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic		 7,372 points7,974 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic		 1,732 points2,039 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 18,123 points20,163 points
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,645 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 2,646 points3,336 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —3,337 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 —3,336 points

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 5 5600GT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 3600X on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 8% to 26%, including 14% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,847 vs 9,526).

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