AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme

Compare AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop 6 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen Z2 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

6463 points
6783 points
4% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

8788 points
9571 points
8% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

5714 points
5991 points
4% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

5532 points
5838 points
5% slightly better heavy workload score

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Ryzen 5 5600X and the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

155.16 points
168.33 points
8% slightly higher Blender score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

6
8
33% slightly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

12
16
33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.7 GHz
85% significantly higher clock speed
2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.6 GHz
5 GHz
8% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

65 W
28 W
132% significantly lower TDP

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

3 MiB
8 MiB
166% significantly more L2 cache

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

32 MiB
100% significantly more L3 cache
16 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

234th of 1,111
218th of 1,111

Family

The product line

Ryzen 5 Desktop
Ryzen Z2

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2020 May
-

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4
-

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes
-

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
-

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme comparison

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme beats the Ryzen 5 5600X in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 5 5600X in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme has slightly more cores with 8 cores compared to the Ryzen 5 5600X that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 5 5600X. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme. Despite this, the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme has a slightly higher turbo speed. The Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme outputs less heat than Ryzen 5 5600X thanks to a significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen 5 5600X. Despite this, the Ryzen 5 5600X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 5 5600X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons