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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: 183.61

Overall Rank:
771st fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
503rd fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
256th fastest in out of 1476 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $118.99 USD (2025-11-06)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21848
Single Thread Rating
3364

Samples: 28526*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Integer Math70,970 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math39,482 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers134 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting26,247 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption15,675 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,248 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,314 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,001 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,364 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd 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$208.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$119.26 USDBuy Now!
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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
 58,563
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,421
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,962
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 27,716
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,512
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 256.33
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 199.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F
 145.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 138.15
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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
 3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
 3,447
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3028403 - Nov 05 2025
16351
BL3028201 - Nov 05 2025
20229
BL3028017 - Nov 04 2025
22649
BL3028009 - Nov 04 2025
23539
BL3027848 - Nov 04 2025
23466
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 18,554 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,890 (-22.7%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 16,664 (-23.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,547 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,512 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i5-11600 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 17,915 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 12,107 (-44.6%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 11,992 (-45.1%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 27,716 (+26.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 24,563 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,522 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-11600KF @ 3.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 19,476 (-10.9%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,425
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
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
 9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,481
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,431
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 4,241