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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Ryzen 5 5600X

The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is newer than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is around 27% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 56359 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Ryzen 7 3700X×AMD Ryzen 5 5600X+ ADD
Price $119 - BUY $136.87 - BUY
Socket TypeAM4AM4
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.4 GHzUp to 4.6 GHz
# of Physical Cores8 (Threads: 16)6 (Threads: 12)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 32MBL1: 384KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2019Q4 2020
# of Samples2529731062
CPU Rank780812
CPU Value188.4159.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2655(-21.1%)3365(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)22419(0.0%)21844(-2.6%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
22,419
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
188.4
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
159.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
2,655
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,365
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.