AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Overall Score
47/100
GRADE D · Poor
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 47/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
55/100
Rating: Below Average
Performance
59/100
Rating: Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L1 Cache 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 32MB (shared)
Multiplier 35x
P-Cores 6
P-Threads 12
Total Cores 6
Total Threads 12
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.4 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2376
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 443

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Background blur 29.5 images/sec
Clang compilation 64.3 Klines/sec
File compression 1000 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 191.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 269.6 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 70.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 16.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 217.4 pages/sec

General

General specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Instruction Set x86-64
Integrated GPU No
Intel Equivalent -Intel Core i5 12600
Released March 15, 2022
Successor -AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Type Desktop
Vendor Amd

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
ECC Support Yes
Max. Memory Bandwidth 47.68 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 128 GB
Memory Channels 2
Memory Types - DDR4-3200

Misc

Misc specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Official Site AMD Ryzen 5 5600 official page
PCI Express Lanes 24
PCI Express Version 4.0
Technologies - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP

Package

Package specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Fabrication Process 7 nm
Peak Temperature 90°C
Socket AM4
TDP (PL1) 65 W

PassMark

PassMark specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Data compression 251.6 MBytes/sec
Data encryption 15.5 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions 17B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers 137M Primes/sec
Floating point math 38.7 GOps/sec
Integer math 67.9 GOps/sec
Physics 1276 Frames/sec
Random string sorting 26M Strings/sec

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Blender / Watt 2.36 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 139.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 330.7 PPW

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications for AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Specification Value
Date Benchmark
📘 2025-10-10(Youssef) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-10-25(PEFormilleza) GeekBench
📘 2025-10-28(Blonde_Blaze) Cinebench 2024
📘 2025-11-03(Queef Supreme) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-07(Leo) Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-04-26->zhyn0989 Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-06-19(BerttheNonsolid) Cinebench 2026

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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