AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X can be found below. 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.
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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: 184.11

Overall Rank: 504

Last Price Change: $119.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

21909

Single Thread Rating: 3361
Samples: 17169*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math	72,154 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	39,507 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	130 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	26,399 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	15,742 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	252,490 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,325 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	16,903 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,361 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$119.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$149.99 USD	Buy Now!
	$154.00 USD	Buy Now!

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Thermaltake Glacier 360 Liquid-Cooled PC (AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, RTX 3060, 16GB 3600Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming Desktop Computer S3WT-B550-G36-LCS,White	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Gaming Shadow Gaming PC Desktop – AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 4060, 1TB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3200, 600W Gold PSU, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit,Black	$1202.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ViprTech Ghost 3.0 Liquid-Cooled PC - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (12-LCore 4.6Ghz), RTX 4060 8GB, 32GB DDR4 3200 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, VR-Ready, Streaming, WiFi, RGB, Win 11, Warranty, Gaming Desktop Computer	$979.99 (www.amazon.com)
	NSX GAMING Ultimate 4060 Series PC Desktop AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz, NVIDIA RTX 4060, 1TB NVME SSD, 16GB DDR4 RAM 3600, 650W 80+ PSU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 11 64-bit	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Shiva Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7GHz, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR4 3200, 1TB NVMe SSD, 650W Gold PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home	$1999.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,368
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,635
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,573
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,318
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,457
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		173.65
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		142.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		126.03
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.19
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 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2095640 - May 07 2024		22496
BL2095596 - May 07 2024		21906
BL2095532 - May 07 2024		21110
BL2095517 - May 07 2024		22983
BL2095500 - May 07 2024		21544

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		19,648 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		17,083 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		17,079 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		19,899 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		17,397 (-20.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,570 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		19,560 (-10.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		19,451 (-11.2%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		18,101 (-17.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		14,331 (-34.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		12,203 (-44.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		12,133 (-44.6%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,811
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,565
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,159
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,995
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,547
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,512
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		4,484

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