AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Processor comparisons 31-01-2023

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, rendering, streaming, programming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, PCMark 10, PassMark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, RealBench, 3DMark, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, MATLAB, Blender, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Cyberpunk 2077
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Borderlands 3
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 5 5500

56%

Ryzen 5 5600

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5500

54%

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.8	97.5
Valorant	108.9	110.8
Cyberpunk 2077	61.0	62.0
Apex Legends	102.4	104.1
Call of Duty Warzone	81.7	83.1
Overwatch	88.2	89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	75.1	76.4
DOOM Eternal	54.5	55.4
Warzone	84.9	86.4
Assassin's Creed	91.5	93.0
Valheim	90.4	91.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5500

75%

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5500 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	203	258
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1844	1999
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	609
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4026	4634
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1107	1593
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11181	11456

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Core	2453	3404
Multi-Core	20203	22494

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Core	1479	1680
Multi-Core	7682	9288

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 5 5500	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	April 04, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Cezanne	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 3
Generation	5	5
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	6200 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	4MB	3MB
L3 cache	32MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000457	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5500 is 2% better than Ryzen 5 5600 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5500 is better: 3
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is better: 23
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5500 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600 specs and review.