Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 16%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 single (1,569 vs 1,365).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500 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 · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5500

6 cores65W TDP$159 MSRP2022

Full Ryzen 5 5500 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 5500	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
l2 cache mb	—	3
l3 cache mb	16	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, NanoReview, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, CpuTronic, 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 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: TopCPU.net	—	888 points
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	588 pts	—
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	82 pts	—
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io	10,561 points	11,333 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, CGDirector, PCSpecs.io	1,365 points	1,569 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, HardwareDB, CpuTronic, SiliconCat	7,745 points	8,457 points
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	8,220 pts	—
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, HardwareDB, CpuTronic, SiliconCat	1,902 points	2,157 points
Geekbench 6 Single-Core (higher is better) Source: NanoReview	1,961 pts	—
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	19,267 pts	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

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500 or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT?

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 16%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 single (1,569 vs 1,365).