AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 2600, vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 44.6 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 23 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 37 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 21.6 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 12.5 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 187.2 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 675 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 72 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 582.9 MB/s | n/a |
| Clang Compilation | 39.8 KLines/s | n/a |
| HTML5 Browser | 134.6 pages/s | n/a |
| PDF Rendering | 160.4 MP/sec | n/a |
| Text Processing | 102.9 pages/s | n/a |
| Background Blur | 22.9 frames/s | n/a |
| Photo Processing | 48 frames/s | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | 8.95 MP/sec | n/a |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 80.6 PPW | 78.1 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 202.7 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 5 PPW | 6.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | 1.65 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | AMD |
| Announced | September, 11, 2018 | June, 5, 2025 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | n/a | Zen 3 (Vermeer) |
| Integrated GPU | No | No |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 12 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34x | 30x |
| L1 cache | 96 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 512 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB total | 96 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 4.8 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 105 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 142 W |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 90 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 43.71 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | 20 |
| Tech | n/a | - Memory: 3D V-Cache - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
