Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 7 5825U — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5825U on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 26%, including 7% in Cinebench R23 single (1,567 vs 1,460).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen 7 5825U. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 5 5600X

6 cores65W TDP$299 MSRP2020

Full Ryzen 5 5600X benchmarks →

AMD · Zen 3

Ryzen 7 5825U

Full Ryzen 7 5825U benchmarks →

*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	Ryzen 5 5600X	Ryzen 7 5825U
cores	6	—
threads	12	—
boost clock ghz	4.6	—
tdp w	65	—
l3 cache mb	32	—
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 Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector, Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, 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	Ryzen 5 5600X	Ryzen 7 5825U
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector	11,520 pts	10,904 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, GadgetVersus, Notebookcheck, CGDirector	1,567 pts	1,460 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic	8,973 pts	7,093 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, Technical.city, GadgetVersus, CpuTronic	2,166 pts	1,966 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark	20,368 pts	15,187 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,366 points	3,003 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	3,365 points	2,990 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT	49 seconds	—

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600X or the Ryzen 7 5825U?

The Ryzen 5 5600X is ahead of the Ryzen 7 5825U on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 7% to 26%, including 7% in Cinebench R23 single (1,567 vs 1,460).