AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Ryzen 5 5600X — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 24%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 single (1,567 vs 1,363).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and the Ryzen 5 5600X. Released 2021 (AMD Ryzen 5 5600H), 2020 (Ryzen 5 5600X). Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
Ryzen 5 5600X
*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
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 6 |
| threads | 12 | 12 |
| base clock ghz | 3.3 | — |
| boost clock ghz | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| tdp w | 45 | 65 |
| l2 cache mb | 3 | — |
| l3 cache mb | 16 | 32 |
| process nm | 7 | — |
| socket | FP6 | 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 Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, technical.city, Puget Systems, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, CpuTronic, PassMark 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.
| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector |
9,466 points | 11,520 pts |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector |
1,363 points | 1,567 pts |
| Geekbench 5 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
6,505 points | — |
| Geekbench 5 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck |
1,374 points | — |
| Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Puget Systems, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic |
6,596 points | 8,973 pts |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Puget Systems, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, HardwareDB, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic |
1,729 points | 2,166 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
16,423 points | 20,368 pts |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,883 pts | 3,366 points |
| PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,365 points |
| Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT |
— | 49 seconds |
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.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
No verified AI inference results on file. See the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H benchmark page →
Ryzen 5 5600X
No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 5600X benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H or the Ryzen 5 5600X?
The Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H on all 3 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 24%, including 15% in Cinebench R23 single (1,567 vs 1,363).
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