AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT — Specs & Performance Compared
Verdict: The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 36%, including 20% in Cinebench R23 multi (11,333 vs 9,466).
Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
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Specs side-by-side
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| cores | 6 | 6 |
| threads | 12 | 12 |
| base clock ghz | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| boost clock ghz | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| tdp w | 45 | 65 |
| l2 cache mb | 3 | 3 |
| l3 cache mb | 16 | 32 |
| process nm | 7 | 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 TopCPU.net, Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, technical.city, Puget Systems, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, SiliconCat 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.
| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 5600H | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: TopCPU.net |
— | 888 points |
| Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus |
9,466 points | 11,333 points |
| Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Notebookcheck, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus |
1,363 points | 1,569 points |
| 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, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, SiliconCat |
6,596 points | 8,457 points |
| Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: technical.city, Puget Systems, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, Geekbench Browser, SiliconCat |
1,729 points | 2,157 points |
| PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
16,423 points | 22,290 pts |
| PassMark CPU Mark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,467 points |
| PassMark CPU Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,466 points |
| PassMark single thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
— | 3,470 points |
| PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark |
2,883 pts | 3,466 pts |
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 →
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
No verified AI inference results on file. See the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT benchmark page →
Quick answers
Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H or the AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT?
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 15% to 36%, including 20% in Cinebench R23 multi (11,333 vs 9,466).
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