AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D vs Ryzen 5 5500X3D
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We compared two 6-core desktop CPUs: the 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D against the 3.0 GHz Ryzen 5 5500X3D. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
- 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.4 GHz vs 4 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
- Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 984.7 MB/sec | 1070 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 60.8 Klines/sec | 54.3 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 174.5 pages/sec | 201.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 223.4 Mpixels/sec | 238.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 194.1 pages/sec | 182.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 45.5 images/sec | 45.6 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 60.9 images/sec | 75.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | 13.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 65.4 GOps/sec | 60 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 37.4 GOps/sec | 34.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 180M Primes/sec | 170M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 24.8M Strings/sec | 23.7M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.1 GBytes/sec | 14 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 247.1 MBytes/sec | 230.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2445 Frames/sec | 2280 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 17.1B Matrices/sec | 15.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 6.6 PPW | 5.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 83.6 PPW | 85.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 208.4 PPW | 193.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 1.52 PPW | 1.39 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D and Ryzen 5 5500X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Amd | Amd |
| Released | January 8, 2024 | June 5, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 3 (Vermeer) | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Model number | - | 5500X3D |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (129th and 135th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.3 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Total Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 30x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 96MB (shared) | 96MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 105 W | 105 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | 142 W |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Peak Temperature | 90°C | 90°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (126th and 128th place)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 51.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D official page | AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | 20 |
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Total votes: 17