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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1859 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 1700 - 188 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$119.00 vs CA$279.95
- Up to 62% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Ryzen 7 1700 - CA$0.63 vs CA$1.66 per FPS
Resident Evil 4
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1920 x 1080
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler (YD1700BBAEBOX)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
188
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Game Graphics
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Ryzen 7 1700
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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