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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D CPU Review: The Best Budget Gaming Chip For AM4

Hassan Mujtaba

CPU Performance Tests

3DMark Time Spy CPU Performance

3DMark Time Spy is a widely popular video card benchmark test for Windows that is designed to measure your PC’s gaming performance. While the overall benchmark is great, the utility also provides a good indication of the CPU performance.

3DMark TimeSpy CPU (Higher is Better)
CPU Score
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25000
30000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
Intel Core i9-13900K
22.7k
Intel Core i9-12900K
18.2k
Intel Core i7-12700K
16.4k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
15.7k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
15.3k
Intel Core i5-12600K
14.1k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
14k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
13.1k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
13.1k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
12.7k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
12.2k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
8.5k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8.4k

Blender

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking, and even video editing and game creation.

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Blender 2.8 (Lower is Better)
Render Time
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40
80
120
160
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240
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
58
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
59
Intel Core i9-13900K
64
Intel Core i9-12900K
82
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
84
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
96
Intel Core i7-12700K
112
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130
Intel Core i5-12600K
134
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
142
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
173
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
177

Cinebench R20

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 20 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user.

Cinebench R20 (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
Intel Core i9-13900K
878
15.6k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
824
15.2k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
821
14.9k
Intel Core i9-12900K
823
10.6k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
644
10.5k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
640
9k
Intel Core i7-12700K
800
8.8k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
770
7.6k
Intel Core i5-12600K
803
6.6k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
633
6.4k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
612
6k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
609
4.7k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
601
4.4k

Cinebench R23

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 20 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user.

Cinebench R23 (Higher is Better)
Multi-Thread
0
7000
14000
21000
28000
35000
42000
0
7000
14000
21000
28000
35000
42000
Intel Core i9-13900K
39.1k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
38.8k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
37.7k
Intel Core i9-12900K
27.5k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
25.7k
Intel Core i7-12700K
23.5k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
21.1k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
19.6k
Intel Core i5-12600K
16k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
15.4k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
15k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
11.3k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
10.9k

CPU-Z

CPUz is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system such as the Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels, Mainboard, and chipset, Memory type, size, timings, and module specifications (SPD), and Real-time measurement of each core's internal frequency, memory frequency.

CPU-z (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
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4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
Intel Core i9-13900K
899
17k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
789
15.8k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
780
15k
Intel Core i9-12900K
841
12.4k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
680
12.3k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
679
10.2k
Intel Core i7-12700K
790
9.9k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
778
8.4k
Intel Core i5-12600K
798
7.2k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
666
7k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
640
6.8k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
630
5k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
623
4.7k

Geekbench 5

Geekbench 5, the latest major upgrade to Primate Labs’ easy-to-use cross-platform benchmark, is now available for download. Geekbench 5 allows you to measure your system’s power more accurately than ever before.

Geekbench 5 (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
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5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
Intel Core i9-13900K
2.3k
23.9k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
2.2k
24.5k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
2.2k
23.8k
Intel Core i9-12900K
1.9k
17.5k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
1.8k
17.4k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
1.7k
15.7k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
2.2k
14.5k
Intel Core i7-12700K
1.9k
14.3k
Intel Core i5-12600K
1.9k
12.3k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
1.5k
12.3k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
1.4k
12k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
1.4k
8.8k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
1.4k
8.4k

HandBrake

HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

Handbrake (Higher is Better)
4K H264 (Higher is Better)
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
Intel Core i9-13900K
103
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
102
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
85
Intel Core i9-12900K
84
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
81
Intel Core i7-12700K
80
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
66
Intel Core i5-12600K
62
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
57
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
55
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
51
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
48

PCMark 10

PCMark 10 is a complete PC benchmarking solution for Windows 10. It includes several tests that combine individual workloads covering storage, computation, image and video manipulation, web browsing, and gaming. Specifically designed for the full range of PC hardware from netbooks and tablets to notebooks and desktops, PCMark 10 offers complete Windows PC performance testing for home and business use.

PCMark 10 (Higher is Better)
Overall CPU Score (Higher is Better)
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16000
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24000
0
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8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
Intel Core i9-13900K
10.2k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
9.6k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9.4k
Intel Core i9-12900K
9k
Intel Core i7-12700K
8.9k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8.6k
Intel Core i5-12600K
8.6k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
8.3k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
8.2k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
8.2k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7.9k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
7.7k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7.6k

POV-Ray

The POV-Ray package includes detailed instructions on using the ray-tracer and creating scenes. Many stunning scenes are included with POV-Ray so you can start creating images immediately when you get the package.

POV-Ray 3.7 (Higher is Better)
Multi-Thread Score
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8000
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12000
0
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4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
Intel Core i9-13900K
9.4k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
9.4k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9k
Intel Core i9-12900K
9k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
9k
Intel Core i7-12700K
8.8k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
8.3k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
8.3k
Intel Core i5-12600K
8.1k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
6.9k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
6.6k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
5.5k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
5.4k

SuperPI

Super PI is used by many overclockers to test the performance and stability of their computers. In the overclocking community, the standard program provides a benchmark for enthusiasts to compare “world record” pi calculation times and demonstrate their overclocking abilities. The program can also be used to test the stability of a certain overclock speed.

SuperPi (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
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2
4
6
8
10
12
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Intel Core i9-13900K
5
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
6
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
6
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
6
Intel Core i9-12900K
6
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
6
Intel Core i7-12700K
6
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
7
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
7
Intel Core i5-12600K
7
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
7
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
7
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7

WinRAR

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can back up your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP, and other files downloaded from the Internet, and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

Winrar 5.8 (Higher is Better)
Speed KB/s (Higher is Better)
0
13334
26668
40002
53336
66670
80004
0
13334
26668
40002
53336
66670
80004
Intel Core i9-13900K
74.2k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
66.2k
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
62.5k
Intel Core i9-12900K
60.3k
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
52.5k
Intel Core i7-12700K
49.8k
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
47.3k
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
46.6k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
45.2k
Intel Core i5-12600K
44.8k
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
43.5k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
29.9k
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
29.6k

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