AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Processor comparisons   23-11-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, programming, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Blender, WPrime, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, 3DMark, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Blender, SuperPi, 7zip, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3500 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600.

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 5600

56%

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600 is 5% better than Ryzen 5 3500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Ryzen 5 3500

53%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	94.7
Valorant	110.8	107.6
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	60.3
Apex Legends	104.1	101.2
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	80.7
Overwatch	89.7	87.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	74.3
DOOM Eternal	55.4	53.8
Warzone	86.4	83.9
Assassin's Creed	93.0	90.4
Valheim	91.9	89.3

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: 2K, 4K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

Ryzen 5 3500

276%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 3500 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 5600 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 15W. 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	188
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	1129
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	464
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	2652
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	995
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	7015

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Single-Core	3404	2504
Multi-Core	22494	12878

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Single-Core	1680	1245
Multi-Core	9288	6579

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	February 18, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	FP5
Core name	Vermeer	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.7 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	2.1 MHz
Cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2400
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	384KB
L2 cache	3MB	2MB
L3 cache	32MB	4MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX	YM3500C4T4MFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600 is 40% better than Ryzen 5 3500 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5600 has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 3500. 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 5600 is better: 31
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is better: 2
However, it should be understood that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 3500 specs and review.