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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen 9 5950X — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Ryzen 9 5950X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 1% to 98%, including 12% in Cinebench R23 single (1,757 vs 1,567).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen 9 5950X. Both released in 2020. MSRP range: $299 · $799. 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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*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

SpecRyzen 5 5600XRyzen 9 5950X
cores 616
threads 1232
base clock ghz —3.4
boost clock ghz 4.64.9
tdp w 65105
l3 cache mb 3264
socket AM4AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Notebookcheck, Geekbench Browser, Phoronix, CpuTronic, HardwareDB, PassMark, HWBOT and NumberWorld; 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 5600XRyzen 9 5950X
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Notebookcheck		 11,520 pts29,441 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, GadgetVersus, CGDirector, Notebookcheck		 1,567 pts1,757 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: Geekbench Browser, Phoronix, CpuTronic, GadgetVersus, HardwareDB		 8,973 pts12,237 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: Phoronix, Geekbench Browser, CpuTronic, GadgetVersus, HardwareDB		 2,166 pts2,195 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 20,368 pts40,345 pts
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,366 points—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,365 points—
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: HWBOT, NumberWorld		 49 seconds27

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.

Ryzen 5 5600X

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Ryzen 5 5600X benchmark page →

Ryzen 9 5950X

All Ryzen 9 5950X AI benchmarks →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 5600X or the Ryzen 9 5950X?

The Ryzen 9 5950X is ahead of the Ryzen 5 5600X on all 4 shared benchmarks on file, by 1% to 98%, including 12% in Cinebench R23 single (1,757 vs 1,567).

What did the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen 9 5950X cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 5600X launched at a $299 MSRP and the Ryzen 9 5950X at $799. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.

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