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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 5% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 5500U - 728 vs 694 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
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
728
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 5 5500U
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
472 FPS
$2.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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444 FPS
$2.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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396 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,999
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