Ryzen 5 7500F vs Ryzen 5 5600: which is better

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (desktop, 2023) against AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (desktop, 2022): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 7500F is 23% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 26,492 vs 21,487).
Ryzen 5 7500F is 17% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 5600 is $30 cheaper ($128 vs $158).
Different sockets (AM5 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 5 7500F	Ryzen 5 5600
Overall score	36.8	29.8
PassMark CPU Mark	26,492	21,487
Single-thread rating	3,823	3,254
US price	from $158	from $128
Cores	6	6
Threads	12	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	5.0 GHz	4.4 GHz
L3 cache	32 MB	32 MB
TDP	65 W	65 W
Max power	88 W	88 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4
Memory speed	5200 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
Socket	AM5	AM4
Process	5 nm (TSMC N5)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 3
Series	Ryzen 7000	Ryzen 5000
Release year	2023	2022
Integrated graphics	none	none

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