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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 an old CPU that 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: 168.81

Overall Rank:
684th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
436th fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
234th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.50 USD (2025-06-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21861
Single Thread Rating
3364

Samples: 25147*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math71,234 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math39,488 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers133 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,259 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,689 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,306 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,317 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,985 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,364 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$129.50 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$430.00 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 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,018
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,470
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,150
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,168
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.43
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 172.86
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K
 130.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.24
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 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,657
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2695288 - Jun 14 2025
22385
BL2695275 - Jun 14 2025
22385
BL2695059 - Jun 14 2025
21553
BL2695013 - Jun 13 2025
21566
BL2695002 - Jun 13 2025
9293
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,540 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,915 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,888 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,745 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 23,692 (+8.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,555 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,482 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 25,779 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 25,077 (+14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 24,437 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,935 (-18.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,000 (-26.8%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,584
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,509
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 4,479