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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the cheaper FX-8120 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 3843 days newer than the cheaper FX-8120.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 59% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-8120 - 143 vs 90 FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8120 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8120 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8120
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - $78.02 vs $125.0
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD FX-Series FX 8120 FX8120 FX-8120 3.1 GHz 95W Eight-Core CPU Processor FD8120WMW8KGU Socket AM3+
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FX-8120
Desktop • Oct 12th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | vs | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Zambezi |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 15.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600 or FX-8120
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
85 FPS
$10.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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63 FPS
$12.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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85 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
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48 FPS
$17.29/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$829.99
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48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$N/A
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85 FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
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76 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
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95 FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
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85 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
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85 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
56 FPS
$16.07/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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73 FPS
$13.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$17.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$N/A
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Laptops Using Ryzen 5 5600 or FX-8120
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$799
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48 FPS
$14.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$684
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56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
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74 FPS
$14.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,065.88
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56 FPS
$16.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$950
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56 FPS
$14.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$814
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48 FPS
$16.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789
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48 FPS
$16.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$795.83
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48 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$N/A
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48 FPS
$15.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$728.95
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56 FPS
$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$646
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56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$N/A
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48 FPS
$17.69/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$849
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56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
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48 FPS
$22.9/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,099
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56 FPS
$22.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,287.6
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48 FPS
$18.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$899
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48 FPS
$19.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$912.6
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74 FPS
$16.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,207
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56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
56 FPS
$16.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
56 FPS
$22.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,260
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48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
56 FPS
$19.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,103
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56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
48 FPS
$19.77/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$949
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48 FPS
$52.82/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$2,535.14
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48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
52 FPS
$15.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6500M
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$819.99
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56 FPS
$14.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
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56 FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
53 FPS
Radeon RX 5500M
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
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48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$N/A
Out of Stock
74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
48 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$N/A
Out of Stock
48 FPS
$21.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, 1 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$22.48/FPS
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