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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X vs Ryzen 5 5600X

53 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
VS
48 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800X with 8-cores against the 3.7 GHz Ryzen 5 5600X with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
70.9
(Good)
Value Index
48.0
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600X and 5800X
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Ryzen 7 5800X
vs
Ryzen 5 5600X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 483 459
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3448 2477
Cinebench Scores (#188th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5800X +12%
10270
Ryzen 5 5600X
9135
File compression 851.2 MB/sec 954.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 97.9 Klines/sec 66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 181 pages/sec 169 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 319.6 Mpixels/sec 245 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 236.3 pages/sec 213.5 pages/sec
Background blur 50.5 images/sec 47.2 images/sec
Photo processing 66.8 images/sec 68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 25.4 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 936 & 1003 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Ryzen 7 5800X +27%
27661
Ryzen 5 5600X
21824
Integer math 94.3 GOps/sec 70.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 52.7 GOps/sec 39.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 122M Primes/sec 135M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.4M Strings/sec 26.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.2 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 345.4 MBytes/sec 252.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 1354 Frames/sec 1307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.6B Matrices/sec 17B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 25373 & 35079 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Ryzen 7 5800X +38%
216.41
Ryzen 5 5600X
156.48

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 8.3 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 97.8 PPW 140.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 263.4 PPW 335.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.06 PPW 2.41 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-18 (dxd_shxdow)Cinebench 2026483 / 3448
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-15 (NyNy)Cinebench 202481 / 747
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-16 (nothampter)Cinebench 202482 / 1064
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-06 (Hexg)Cinebench 202495 / 849
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (ivy:3)Cinebench 202496 / 863
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (CTB)Cinebench 2026497 / 2892
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-17 (dolip)Cinebench 2026459 / 2477
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Skull)Cinebench 202493 / 592
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Geekbench 6 CPU2174 / 9054
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Suhail Alharbi)Cinebench 202490 / 583
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Specifications

Full technical specification of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Ryzen 5 5600X

General

Vendor Amd Amd
Released October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - Intel Core i7 11700K - Intel Core i5 11600K
Successor - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (95th and 124th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 16 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.8 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 38x 37x
L1 Cache 64K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 4.15 billions -
Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 105 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 142 W 88 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Peak Temperature 90Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (98th and 119th 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 51.2 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site AMD Ryzen 7 5800X official page AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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