AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 5600, vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
1464
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1012
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
10898
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7089
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
88
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
56
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
641
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
328
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
3257
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
2241
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
21559
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
13174
Integer Math68.6 GOps/s44.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math38.8 GOps/s23 GOps/s
Prime Number Search137 M primes/s37 M primes/s
Random String Sort25.9 M strings/s21.6 M strings/s
Data Encryption15.6 GB/s12.5 GB/s
Data Compression251.9 MB/s187.2 MB/s
Physics1287 frames/s675 frames/s
Extended Instructions17 M matrices/s72 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
2091
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
9081
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
5239
File Compression1000 MB/s582.9 MB/s
Clang Compilation64.3 KLines/s39.8 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser191.6 pages/s134.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering269.6 MP/sec160.4 MP/sec
Text Processing217.4 pages/s102.9 pages/s
Background Blur29.5 frames/s22.9 frames/s
Photo Processing70.7 frames/s48 frames/s
Ray Tracing16.1 MP/sec8.95 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
153.47
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
107.32

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 139.7 PPW 80.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 331.7 PPW 202.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 9.9 PPW 5 PPW
Blender / W 2.36 PPW 1.65 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD AMD
Announced March, 15, 2022 September, 11, 2018
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 3 (Vermeer) n/a
Integrated GPU No No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Frequency 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.4 GHz 3.9 GHz
General
Cores count66
Threads count1212
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier35x34x
L1 cache64 KB/core96 KB/core
L2 cache512 KB/core512 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 4.8 billion
Process tech. 7 nm 12 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Socket AM4 AM4
Critical temp. 90 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933
Max Size 128 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 47.68 GB 43.71 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 5600 the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
7 (87.5%)
1 (12.5%)
Total Votes: 8

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