AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 68 67
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
Top speed 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 228 225
Released20202022
Processor-heavy games only the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X meets
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X better than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X scores 68 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5600 67.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 for the AMD Ryzen 5 5600.