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Ryzen 5 5600GT vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600GT on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 93%, including 93% in Cinebench R23 multi (20,978 vs 10,847).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600GT and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900. 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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Where to buy

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Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 5600GTAMD Ryzen 9 5900
cores 612
threads 1224
base clock ghz 3.63
boost clock ghz 4.64.7
tdp w 6565
memory bus —Dual-channel
l2 cache mb 36
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 GadgetVersus, VividRepairs, Electronic Clinic, NanoReview, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB 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 5600GTAMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, VividRepairs, Electronic Clinic		 10,847 points20,978 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, VividRepairs, Electronic Clinic		 1,512 points1,594 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: GadgetVersus, NanoReview, PCSpecs.io, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB		 7,974 points9,915 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: PCSpecs.io, GadgetVersus, NanoReview, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB		 2,039 points2,122 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 20,163 points33,954 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,336 points3,434 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,337 points3,433 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,336 points—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600GT or the AMD Ryzen 9 5900?

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600GT on all 7 shared benchmarks on file, by 3% to 93%, including 93% in Cinebench R23 multi (20,978 vs 10,847).

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