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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1819 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 5% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €99.0 vs €104.03
- Up to 3% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.39 vs €0.4 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 4% better in Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 1600 - 263 vs 254 FPS
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
AMD CPU Ryzen 5 1600 AM4
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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
Highest
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 5500
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
73 FPS
€11.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
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62 FPS
€11.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
82 FPS
€9.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€759.9
In Stock
93 FPS
€8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
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93 FPS
€8.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
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74 FPS
€10.8/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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82 FPS
€10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
In Stock
88 FPS
€7.15/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€629
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88 FPS
€7.83/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€689
In Stock
93 FPS
€9.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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