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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 5900X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Deathloop than Ryzen 5 5500 - 189 vs 184 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €90.41 vs €251.82
- Up to 63% better value when playing Deathloop than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.49 vs €1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Deathloop
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12C 24T 3.70GHz tray - 100-000000061
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
184
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€90.41
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C 12T 3.60GHz tray - 100-000000457
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 5500
Deathloop, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
70 FPS
€11.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
In Stock
49 FPS
€14.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
99 FPS
€13.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,369
In Stock
133 FPS
€11.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,529
In Stock
80 FPS
€10.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€814.9
In Stock
133 FPS
€12.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,619.9
In Stock
56 FPS
€15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€839.9
In Stock
70 FPS
€13.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€939.9
In Stock
147 FPS
€13.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,949.9
In Stock
63 FPS
€12.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€784.9
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