AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Processor comparisons   23-11-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming, programming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as 3DMark, Blender, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Furmark, MATLAB, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, RealBench, 7zip, PCMark 10, Blender, SuperPi, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

Ryzen 7 3700X

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: Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Control, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.5	97.2
Valorant	110.8	110.5
Cyberpunk 2077	62.0	61.9
Apex Legends	104.1	103.8
Call of Duty Warzone	83.1	82.8
Overwatch	89.7	89.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.4	76.2
DOOM Eternal	55.4	55.2
Warzone	86.4	86.2
Assassin's Creed	93.0	92.8
Valheim	91.9	91.7

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

Ryzen 7 3700X

68%

To make a final decision 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 5600 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700X as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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, streaming, programming, 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 efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	258	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1999	2114
Cinbench 20 Single-core	609	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4634	4834
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1593	1294
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11456	12355

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	3404	2716
Multi-Core	22494	22880

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

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Single-Core	1680	1339
Multi-Core	9288	9023

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 5 5600	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Announcement date	April 04, 2022	July 07, 2019
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Vermeer	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 2
Generation	5	3
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	4600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB	512KB
L2 cache	3MB	4MB
L3 cache	32MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX	100-000000071 100-100000071BOX 100-100000071MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 3700X is 2% better than Ryzen 5 5600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 7 3700X has 2 more core than Ryzen 5 5600. 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: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700X is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X before making a choice 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 7 3700X specs and review.