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

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT leads on 7 of 8 shared benchmarks (7% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 5600 takes 1 (3% in Geekbench 6 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600 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.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 5600AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
cores 66
threads 1212
base clock ghz —3.7
boost clock ghz 4.44.7
tdp w 6565
l2 cache mb —3
l3 cache mb 3232
process nm —7
socket AM4AM4

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, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, WePC, Geekbench Browser, 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5600AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better)
Source: TopCPU.net		 —888 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, CGDirector		 10,953 points11,333 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, CGDirector		 1,462 points1,569 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, CpuTronic, SiliconCat		 8,674 points8,457 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, SiliconCat		 2,052 points2,157 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 21,518 points22,290 pts
PassMark CPU Mark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,467 points
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,253 points3,466 points
PassMark single thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —3,470 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,254 points3,466 pts

Quick answers

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

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT leads on 7 of 8 shared benchmarks (7% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 5600 takes 1 (3% in Geekbench 6 multi).

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