Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 5800X — Specs & Performance Compared
Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 7 5800X. Release years: 2020, 2021. MSRP range: $259 · $449. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.
Ryzen 7 5800X
*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.
Where to buy
Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.
Specs side-by-side
| Spec | Ryzen 5 5600G | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 8 |
| threads | 12 | 16 |
| base clock ghz | 3.9 | — |
| boost clock ghz | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| tdp w | 65 | 105 |
| l3 cache mb | 16 | 32 |
| process nm | 7 | — |
| socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AM4 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.
| Benchmark | Ryzen 5 5600G | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi | 11,187 points | 15,228 points |
| Cinebench R23 Multi-Core | 10,551 points | — |
| Cinebench R23 single | 1,409 points | 1,596 points |
| Cinebench R23 Single-Core | 1,409 points | — |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 8,288 points | 10,282 points |
| Geekbench 6 Multi-Core | 8,288 points | — |
| Geekbench 6 single | 1,938 points | 2,174 points |
| Geekbench 6 Single-Core | 1,938 points | — |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 19,654 points | 27,679 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (multi) | 19,668 CPU Mark | — |
| PassMark Single-Thread | 3,178 points | 3,448 points |
| Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy | 96 rank | — |
AI inference (tokens/sec)
Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization, prompt length, and source citations.
Ryzen 5 5600G
No AI benchmarks on file. See the Ryzen 5 5600G benchmark page →
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