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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.4 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 32 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 179.57

Overall Rank:
787th fastest in multithreading out of 5440 CPUs
575th fastest in single threading out of 5440 CPUs
260th fastest in out of 1476 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $119.99 USD (2025-11-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21547
Single Thread Rating
3258

Samples: 10798*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Integer Math68,297 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math38,787 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers137 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,965 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,531 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression251,884 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,283 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,023 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,258 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$122.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$119.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,559
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,424
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,964
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,847
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 21,547
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,511
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,118
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,687
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 255.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 179.57
Intel Core i5-12400F
 145.33
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 138.16
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.58
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.41
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.77
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 3,258
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3035710 - Nov 07 2025
22245
BL3035443 - Nov 07 2025
22546
BL3035156 - Nov 07 2025
21876
BL3035146 - Nov 07 2025
22110
BL3034793 - Nov 07 2025
22398
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 21,547
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 19,511 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 16,892 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 16,663 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 21,847 (+1.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 20,314 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 18,554 (-13.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 19,317 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 17,915 (-16.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500GT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 18,814 (-12.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 26,609 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 25,042 (+16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 24,564 (+14.0%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,498
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,614
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,503
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,478
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,432
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
 4,376