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Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 7 5825U — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5825U leads on 4 of 5 shared benchmarks (14% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 5 3600X takes 1 (4% in Geekbench 6 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 3600X and the Ryzen 7 5825U. 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 7 5825U
cores 6—
threads 12—
base clock ghz 3.8—
tdp w 95—

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from TechPowerUp, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, HardwareDB 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 7 5825U
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, Notebookcheck		 9,526 points10,904 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, Notebookcheck		 1,323 points1,460 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, HardwareDB		 7,372 points7,093 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, HardwareDB		 1,732 points1,966 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 18,123 points15,187 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,645 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 2,646 points3,003 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —2,990 points

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 3600X or the Ryzen 7 5825U?

The Ryzen 7 5825U leads on 4 of 5 shared benchmarks (14% in Cinebench R23 multi); the Ryzen 5 3600X takes 1 (4% in Geekbench 6 multi).

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