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

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 34% to 61%, including 34% in Cinebench R23 single (1,567 vs 1,172).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5500U and the Ryzen 5 5600X. 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 5600X

6 cores65W TDP$299 MSRP2020

Full Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X
cores	—	6
threads	—	12
boost clock ghz	—	4.6
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, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, 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 5600X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector	7,198 pts	11,520 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector	1,172 pts	1,567 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic	5,687 points	8,973 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic	1,498 points	2,166 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	12,662 CPU Mark	20,368 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	2,393 points	3,366 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	3,365 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT	—	49 seconds

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5500U on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 34% to 61%, including 34% in Cinebench R23 single (1,567 vs 1,172).