Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600 is 16 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5500 - 255 vs 250 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600 - CA$119.0 vs CA$169.0
- Up to 27% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5600 - CA$0.48 vs CA$0.66 per FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
255
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.66/FPS
72%
Price, CA$
CA$169
70%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$169 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18329 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
250
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$119 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 18329 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
---|---|---|
Apr 20th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 6 |
12 | Threads | 12 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |