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Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 7 5700 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5700 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 1% to 255%, including 255% in Cinebench R23 multi (38,900 vs 10,953).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 7 5700. Both released in 2022. MSRP range: $199 · $179. 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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*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

SpecRyzen 5 5600Ryzen 7 5700
cores 68
threads 1216
base clock ghz —3.7
boost clock ghz 4.44.6
tdp w 6565
l3 cache mb 3216
process nm —7
socket AM4AMD 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 Phoronix, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, Tom's Hardware, WePC, Geekbench Browser, Puget Systems, PassMark Software 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.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5600Ryzen 7 5700
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus		 10,953 points38,900 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus		 1,462 points2,150 pts
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		 8,674 points10,318 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus		 2,052 points2,362 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: Puget Systems, PassMark Software		 21,518 points24,375 marks
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 3,253 points3,298 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 3,254 points3,296 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software		 3,254 points—
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 41—

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 5 5600

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 5600 benchmark page →

Ryzen 7 5700

All Ryzen 7 5700 AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600 or the Ryzen 7 5700?

The Ryzen 7 5700 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600 on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 1% to 255%, including 255% in Cinebench R23 multi (38,900 vs 10,953).

What did the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 7 5700 cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 5600 launched at a $199 MSRP and the Ryzen 7 5700 at $179. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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