Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 137 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$119.0 vs CA$145.58
- Up to 23% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$0.87 vs CA$1.13 per FPS
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
137
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$119 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
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Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |