AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X with 12 cores 3.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.7GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

1487

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +12%

1670

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

11040

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +99%

22046

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

1995

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +12%

2235

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

8477

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +48%

12589

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

85

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +10%

94

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

642

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +85%

1189

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

1526

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +7%

1639

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

7642

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +83%

14023

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

3247

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +6%

3470

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

21382

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X +83%

39196

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Oct 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Zen 3 (Vermeer)

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.15 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

90°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

37x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

20

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