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$195
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Prices and StockMSRP $189
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MSRP $189
Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 1835 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 16% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 1500X - 776 vs 669 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $115.73 vs $195.00
- Up to 48% better value when playing Minecraft than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.15 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD YD150XBBAEBOX Ryzen 5 1500X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
776
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5600
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1500X | vs | Ryzen 5 5600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
495 FPS
$1.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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571 FPS
$1.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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530 FPS
$1.6/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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540 FPS
$1.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$784.99
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571 FPS
$1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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614 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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571 FPS
$1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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444 FPS
$1.87/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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604 FPS
$1.46/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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471 FPS
$1.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Laptops Using Ryzen 5 1500X or Ryzen 5 5600
With selected game settings
441 FPS
$1.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$645
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441 FPS
$2.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$899
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533 FPS
$1.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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441 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789
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470 FPS
$2.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$950
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470 FPS
$1.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$814
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441 FPS
$1.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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441 FPS
$1.93/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
4 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$849
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441 FPS
$2.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
32 GB, N/A Storage
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470 FPS
$1.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 5 5600
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$646
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