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

Side-by-side comparison of 2 CPU parts: Ryzen 5 5600 vs Ryzen 5 5600X. Release years: 2020, 2022. MSRP range: $199 · $299. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability — click into any column header for the per-SKU benchmark page.

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*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Last updated 2026-07-23. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

Current in-stock pricing for each part on Amazon.

Specs side-by-side

SpecRyzen 5 5600Ryzen 5 5600X
cores 66
threads 1212
boost clock ghz 4.44.6
tdp w 6565
l3 cache mb 3232
socket AM4AM4

Synthetic benchmarks

Higher is better. Per-row scores come from public benchmark databases (PassMark, TechPowerUp, Geekbench, Cinebench). Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

BenchmarkRyzen 5 5600Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R23 multi 11,429 points11,201 points
Cinebench R23 single 1,472 points1,593 points
Cinebench R23 single-core 1,306 pts—
Geekbench 5 single-core 1,386 pts—
Geekbench 6 multi 8,527 points9,135 points
Geekbench 6 single 2,023 points2,173 points
PassMark CPU Mark 21,518 points21,836 points
PassMark Single Thread —3,366 points
PassMark Single Thread Rating —3,365 points
Y-cruncher 1B —49 seconds
Y-cruncher Pi 1B 41—

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