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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
41.6Inno Score
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
41Inno Score
34.4Single-core43.4
36.7Multi-core38.7
59.1Gamingspec-based42.4
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 36007 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 scores 41.6 against 41 for AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • 100% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 16 MB
  • 33% higher PCIe version: 4 vs 3

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500

  • Stronger single-core score: 43 vs 34
  • 21% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 1,750 vs 1,450
  • 20% higher PassMark (single thread): 3,062 vs 2,557
  • 14% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 7,900 vs 6,900
  • 13% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 1,390 vs 1,232
  • Lower launch price: $159 vs $199

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 versus AMD Ryzen 5 5500
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Announced20192022
SocketAM4AM4
Process7 nm7 nm
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W88 W
Unlocked multiplierYesYes
Cooler includedYesYes

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 versus AMD Ryzen 5 5500
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Cores66
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores00
Threads1212
Base clock3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
L2 cache3 MB3 MB
L3 cache32 MB+100%16 MB

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 versus AMD Ryzen 5 5500
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Memory supportDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Max memory128 GB128 GB
Memory channels22

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 versus AMD Ryzen 5 5500
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 5 5500
PCIe version4+33%3
CPU PCIe lanes2424

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 versus AMD Ryzen 5 5500
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 3600AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Geekbench 6 (single)1,450Bottom 27%1,750+21%Bottom 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)6,900Bottom 36%7,900+14%Bottom 40%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,232Bottom 26%1,390+13%Bottom 37%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,612Bottom 31%10,100+5%Bottom 33%
PassMark17,648Bottom 38%19,251+9%Bottom 42%
PassMark (single thread)2,557Bottom 22%3,062+20%Bottom 43%

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