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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8300 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3450 days newer than the cheaper FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than FX-8300 - 222 vs 211 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8300 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €73.57 vs €104.03
- Up to 26% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.35 vs €0.47 per FPS
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 processeur 3,6 GHz 16 Mo L3
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Hegem AMD FX-8300 FX 8300 FX8300 3,3 GHz Achtkern-8M-Prozessorsockel AM3+ CPU 95 W Großpackung FX-8300
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or FX-8300
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
78 FPS
€10.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
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72 FPS
€10.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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84 FPS
€9.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€759.9
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90 FPS
€8.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
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90 FPS
€8.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
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79 FPS
€10.11/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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84 FPS
€10.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€854.9
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39 FPS
€25.62/FPS
GeForce GT 710
FX-8300
8 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€999
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87 FPS
€7.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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€629
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87 FPS
€7.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€689
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