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

Verdict: The Ryzen 7 5700G leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks (5% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 5600 takes 1 (4% in Geekbench 6 single).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600 and the Ryzen 7 5700G. 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 5600Ryzen 7 5700G
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 Phoronix, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus, WePC, TechSpot, Geekbench Browser, PassMark, Tom's Hardware 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 5700G
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus		 10,953 points14,350 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, CGDirector, GadgetVersus		 1,462 points1,535 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: TechSpot, Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus		 8,674 points10,395 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, GadgetVersus		 2,052 points1,967 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 21,518 points28,032 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,253 points—
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,254 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,254 points3,282 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —1,280 rank
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT		 41—

Quick answers

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

The Ryzen 7 5700G leads on 3 of 4 shared benchmarks (5% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 5 5600 takes 1 (4% in Geekbench 6 single).

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