AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
—Single-core52
—Multi-core41.8
43.6Gamingspec-based61.6
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- 100% higher L3 cache: 32 MB vs 16 MB
- 23% higher Base clock: 3.7 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 20% higher CPU PCIe lanes: 24 vs 20
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2020 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | — | 88 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler included | Yes | Yes |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance cores | — | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 0 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base clock | 3 GHz | 3.7 GHz+23% |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz+5% |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 32 MB+100% |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4 | 4 |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 24+20% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 2,020Top 50% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 9,100Bottom 47% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | — | 1,560Bottom 49% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | — | 11,200Bottom 44% |
| PassMark | — | 21,900Bottom 40% |
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