AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ryzen 5 5600X

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General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating320377
Place by popularity711
Value for money30.6545.77
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen3) (2020)Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date8 October 2020 (2 years old)13 April 2021 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)$299$259
Current price$286 (1x MSRP)$170 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

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Technical specs

Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache32 MB16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm
Die size2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4AM4
Thermal design power (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, BMI1, BMI2, SHA, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT, Precision Boost 2, XFR 2
AES-NI++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version4.03.0

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 5600X 17.41
+10.3%
Ryzen 5 5600G 15.79
  • Passmark
  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
  • 3DMark06 CPU
  • wPrime 32
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
  • Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
  • Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core
  • TrueCrypt AES
  • WinRAR 4.0
  • x264 encoding pass 2
  • x264 encoding pass 1

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Ryzen 5 5600X 21946
+10.3%
Ryzen 5 5600G 19900

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 10% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Ryzen 5 5600X 2046
+8.5%
Ryzen 5 5600G 1885

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 9% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Ryzen 5 5600X 8544
+12.9%
Ryzen 5 5600G 7571

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 13% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Ryzen 5 5600X 6462
+6.8%
Ryzen 5 5600G 6052

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 7% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 5600X 39331
+10.6%
Ryzen 5 5600G 35552

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 11% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Ryzen 5 5600X 14576
+13%
Ryzen 5 5600G 12904

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 13% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Ryzen 5 5600X 3.89
+16.5%
Ryzen 5 5600G 4.53

Ryzen 5 5600G outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by 16% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Ryzen 5 5600X 22
+9.2%
Ryzen 5 5600G 20

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 9% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 5600X 1968
+14.2%
Ryzen 5 5600G 1724

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 14% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 5600X 254
+11.4%
Ryzen 5 5600G 228

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 11% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

Ryzen 5 5600X 3
+10.1%
Ryzen 5 5600G 2.7

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 10% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

Ryzen 5 5600X 11
+10.3%
Ryzen 5 5600G 10

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 10% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 12%

Ryzen 5 5600X 13282
+73.6%
Ryzen 5 5600G 7652

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 74% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

Ryzen 5 5600X 117
+14.1%
Ryzen 5 5600G 103

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 14% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 12%

Ryzen 5 5600X 320
+22.4%
Ryzen 5 5600G 262

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by 22% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 17.41 15.79
Recency 8 October 2020 13 April 2021
Cost $299 $259
Boost clock speed 4600 4400
Base clock speed 3700 3900

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Ryzen 5 5600X


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Competitors of Ryzen 5 5600X by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 5600X from Intel is Core i9-9900X, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our rating.

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Ryzen 5 5600X 100

Competitors of Ryzen 5 5600G by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Ryzen 5 5600G by Intel is Core i5-12500, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.

Intel Core i5-12500 Core i5 12500
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Ryzen 5 5600G:

Core i9-10900 101.65
Core i7-11700 101.01
Core i5-12500 100.38
Ryzen 5 5600G 100

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