Processor comparison

Ryzen 5 7600 vs Ryzen 5 5600

The Ryzen 5 7600 is about 35% faster than the Ryzen 5 5600. Here is where that gap comes from, what each one draws to get there, and whether it is the difference you are actually paying for.

Faster card

Ryzen 5 7600 +35%

Measured against the Ryzen 5 5600 across the catalogue's combined workload index.

Where the gap is

Ryzen 5 7600Ryzen 5 5600
Performance index
5,800
4,300
Cores
6
6
Threads
12
12
Boost clock
5.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Power draw Lower is better
65 W
65 W

Each row is scaled to the larger of the two values, so the bars show how much of the leader the other one reaches — not a shared scale across rows. The real figure is printed on every bar.

Side by side

Specification Ryzen 5 5600 Ryzen 5 7600
Performance index4300 5800
Cores6 6
Threads12 12
Boost clock4.4 GHz5.1 GHz
Base clock3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Power draw65 W65 W
SocketAM4AM5
ArchitectureZen 3Zen 4
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How the gap is worked out

The percentage compares the two parts on the same relative performance index the site's bottleneck and build tools use, expressed as a share of the slower one. It is a single combined figure, not a frame rate: a specific game at a specific resolution can and will land either side of it, and a card with more memory pulls further ahead the moment a title needs that memory. Treat it as the size of the gap, not as a measurement of your machine.

Pair it with a processor

A faster card only shows up as faster frames if the processor can keep up with it. The bottleneck detector takes both and says which one is holding the other back.

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