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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Benchmarks for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. But this CPU contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5600X

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.6 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 5600X 6-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2020

CPUmark/$Price: 136.53

Overall Rank:
818th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
555th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
267th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $159.99 USD (2026-02-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21844
Single Thread Rating
3365

Samples: 31283*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math70,811 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math39,490 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers134 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,250 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,672 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,336 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,312 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,020 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,365 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of February 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$159.99 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,939
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 27,702
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,082
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.53
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 132.55
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K
 124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F
 122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
 107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.59
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 3,448
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,560
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3283248 - Feb 13 2026
21833
BL3283213 - Feb 13 2026
23693
BL3283179 - Feb 13 2026
22382
BL3283026 - Feb 13 2026
22506
BL3282890 - Feb 13 2026
20796
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,512 (-10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 18,541 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,660 (-23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,679 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,443 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,069 (-21.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,539 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,584 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 18,788 (-14.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,678 (-19.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 27,012 (+23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 26,627 (+21.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,780
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 4,237