AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
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Key differences
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has higher L3 cache (32 MB vs 16 MB)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has lower Max turbo power (65 W vs 88 W)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5600 has higher Max boost clock (4.4 GHz vs 4.2 GHz)
- •AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has higher Base clock (3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz)
Full spec comparison
Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Performance
Total cores66
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores00
Threads1212
Base clock3.6 GHz▲3.5 GHz
Max boost clock4.2 GHz4.4 GHz▲
L2 cache3 MB3 MB
L3 cache16 MB32 MB▲
Process nodeTSMC 7nm7nm
Integrated graphicsNone—
OverclockableYesYes
Platform
SocketAM4AM4
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W65 W▲
Supported memoryDDR4—
Max memory speed3200 MT/s—
Max memory capacity128 GB—
Memory channels2—
PCIe version3.0—
PCIe lanes24—