Ryzen 5 5500U vs Ryzen 5 5600 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 25% to 70%, including 52% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,953 vs 7,198).

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

Ryzen 5 5500U

Full Ryzen 5 5500U 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 5500U	Ryzen 5 5600
cores	—	6
threads	—	12
boost clock ghz	—	4.4
tdp w	—	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 Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, WePC, Geekbench Browser, PassMark 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 5500U	Ryzen 5 5600
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus	7,198 pts	10,953 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus	1,172 pts	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, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck	5,872 points	8,674 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck	1,517 points	2,052 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	12,662 CPU Mark	21,518 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,253 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,393 points	3,254 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,254 points
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT	—	41

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5500U or the Ryzen 5 5600?

The Ryzen 5 5600 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 25% to 70%, including 52% in Cinebench R23 multi (10,953 vs 7,198).