AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 with 6 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Advantages
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 16MB)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Advantages
Released 2 years and 8 months late
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1269
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+7%
1364
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
9245
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+14%
10550
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1640
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+8%
1776
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+2%
7245
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
155
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+7%
166
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1240
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+14%
1424
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7078
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+1%
7179
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2565
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+18%
3028
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17685
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
+9%
19373
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Mar 2022
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Matisse
Core Architecture
Cezanne
AM4
Socket
AM4
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
90 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
6
Total Core Count
6
12
Total Thread Count
12
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
36x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
128 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
-
