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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: 136.62

Overall Rank:
710th fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
457th fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
238th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $160.00 USD (2025-07-04)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21859
Single Thread Rating
3364

Samples: 25861*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math71,179 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math39,488 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers133 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,256 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,686 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,318 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,316 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions16,991 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,364 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$160.00 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 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,627
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,430
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,460
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,493
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,155
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,149
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F
 168.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 162.55
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 158.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.62
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.08
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
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 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,898
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,656
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2758264 - Jul 12 2025
23250
BL2758099 - Jul 11 2025
20915
BL2757777 - Jul 11 2025
22392
BL2757685 - Jul 11 2025
23299
BL2757477 - Jul 11 2025
21391
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,526 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,735 (-23.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,718 (-9.8%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,512 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i5-11500 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,123 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 23,709 (+8.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,544 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 18,725 (-14.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 18,157 (-16.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 27,056 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 25,767 (+17.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 24,425 (+11.7%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,568
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,475
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,880
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,799
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,624
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,464
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 4,478