Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 555 days older than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Halo Infinite than Ryzen 5 5500U - 163 vs 160 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 15 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Lucienne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics 448SP |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
