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Key specs
Cores
6
Threads
12
Boost Clock
4.6 GHz
TDP
65 W
Socket
AM4
Process
7 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
48
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
90
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
583
TDP
65 W Boost: 88 W
Cache L3
32MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
90
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
583
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2173
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9135
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
3366
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
21,824
Blender CPU
156.48
Cinebench
Cinebench 2026 (Single)
459
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)
2477
GeekBench v6
File compression
954.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation
66.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
169 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
245 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
213.5 pages/sec
Background blur
47.2 images/sec
Photo processing
68.8 images/sec
Ray tracing
16 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
70.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math
39.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
135M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
26.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption
15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression
252.2 MBytes/sec
Physics
1307 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
17B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
140.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
335.8 PPW
Blender / Watt
2.41 PPW
General
Vendor
Amd
Released
October 8, 2020
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU
No
Intel Equivalent
- Intel Core i5 11600K
Successor
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU
P-Cores
6
P-Threads
12
Base Frequency (P)
3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
4.6 GHz
Total Cores
6
Total Threads
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
Multiplier
37x
L1 Cache
64K (per core)
L2 Cache
512K (per core)
L3 Cache
32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Package
Fabrication Process
7 nm
TDP (PL1)
65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)
88 W
Socket
AM4
Peak Temperature
95°C
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size
128 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
ECC Support
Yes
Misc
Official Site
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X official page
PCI Express Version
4.0
PCI Express Lanes
20
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2 - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP