AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

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We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 with 6 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT with 12 cores 3.8GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 5 5600's Advantages

Released 1 years and 9 months late

Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Lower TDP (65W vs 105W)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.8GHz vs 3.5GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 32MB)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +11%

1508

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

1352

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

10600

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +73%

18391

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +13%

1995

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

1763

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

8477

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +30%

11025

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +7%

85

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

79

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

642

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +67%

1074

Blender

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

182

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +57%

287

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +16%

1526

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

1311

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

7642

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +60%

12279

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 +17%

3247

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

2769

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

21382

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT +53%

32856

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

General Parameters

Apr 2022

Release Date

Jul 2020

AMD

Manufacturer

Amd

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Vermeer

Core Architecture

Zen 2 (Matisse)

AM4

Socket

AM4

N/A

Integrated Graphics

No

Package

-

Transistor Count

3.8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

7 nm

AM4

Socket

AM4

65 W

Power Consumption

105 W

90 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

Performance Core Threads

24

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.8 GHz

4.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.7 GHz

6

Total Core Count

12

Total Thread Count

24

100MHz

Bus Frequency

100MHz

35x

Multiplier

38x

64K per core

L1 Cache

64K per core

512K per core

L2 Cache

512K per core

32MB shared

L3 Cache

64MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

51.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

47.68 GB/s

-

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

20

PCIe Lanes

24

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