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Ryzen 5 5600GT vs Ryzen 9 3900X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600GT leads on 4 of 7 shared benchmarks (15% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 9 3900X takes 3 (72% in Cinebench R23 multi).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600GT and the Ryzen 9 3900X. 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 5600GTRyzen 9 3900X
cores 612
threads 1224
base clock ghz 3.63.8
boost clock ghz 4.64.6
tdp w 65105
l2 cache mb 3—
l3 cache mb 1664
process nm 77
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 CGDirector, GadgetVersus, VividRepairs, NanoReview, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, 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 5600GTRyzen 9 3900X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, VividRepairs
10,847 points18,682 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: CGDirector, GadgetVersus, VividRepairs
1,512 points1,312 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB
7,974 points9,259 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB
2,039 points1,682 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software
20,163 points32,491 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software
3,336 points2,702 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software
3,337 points2,702 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark Software
3,336 points—
Y-cruncher Pi 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT
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Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600GT or the Ryzen 9 3900X?

The Ryzen 5 5600GT leads on 4 of 7 shared benchmarks (15% in Cinebench R23 single); the Ryzen 9 3900X takes 3 (72% in Cinebench R23 multi).

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