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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 3700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 1% better in F1 22 than Ryzen 7 3700X - 283 vs 280 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - CA$108.98 vs CA$201.82
- Up to 46% better value when playing F1 22 than Ryzen 7 3700X - CA$0.39 vs CA$0.72 per FPS
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
283
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$108.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 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 |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
130 FPS
CA$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
CA$13.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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79 FPS
CA$13.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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91 FPS
CA$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$1,051.97
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66 FPS
CA$14.24/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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CA$940.03
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108 FPS
CA$10.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,152.89
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91 FPS
CA$12.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
CA$18.3/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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CA$1,628.29
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130 FPS
CA$10/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,299.99
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130 FPS
CA$11.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$1,499.99
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107 FPS
CA$29.33/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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