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€110.03
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 285 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - €110.03 vs €329.86
- Up to 63% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Ryzen 9 7900 - €0.6 vs €1.64 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 10% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Ryzen 5 5500 - 201 vs 182 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
182
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.6/FPS
100%
Price, €
€110.03
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Schwarz, 1 Einheit
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Desktop Processor mit AMD Wraith Prism Cooler, bis zu 5.4GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 7900
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
86 FPS
€11.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€994.9
In Stock
62 FPS
€12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€769.9
In Stock
42 FPS
€17.36/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
49 FPS
€16.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
In Stock
62 FPS
€14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€909.9
In Stock
72 FPS
€11.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€794.9
In Stock
55 FPS
€13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739.9
In Stock
62 FPS
€12.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€799
In Stock
86 FPS
€10.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€894.9
In Stock
62 FPS
€13.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809
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