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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 2300X on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 2300X is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1302 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 3 2300X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €89.0 vs €104.03
- Up to 13% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.47 vs €0.54 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Ryzen 3 2300X - 191 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 2300X - 12 vs 4 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 3.5GHz Tray
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 3 2300X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 2300X or Ryzen 5 5500
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
€14.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
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47 FPS
€15.51/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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67 FPS
€11.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€759.9
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77 FPS
€10.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
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77 FPS
€10.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
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59 FPS
€13.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€799
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67 FPS
€12.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
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73 FPS
€8.62/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€629
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73 FPS
€9.44/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€689
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77 FPS
€10.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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