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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 515 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 6% better in HITMAN 2 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 171 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
HITMAN 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
171
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.58/FPS
100%
Price, €
€953.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16C 32T 3.40GHz tray - 100-000000059
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | 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 |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or Ryzen 5 5500
HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
81 FPS
€9/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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132 FPS
€8.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
€7.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€769.9
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87 FPS
€9.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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107 FPS
€7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€784.9
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99 FPS
€7.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€759
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93 FPS
€7.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
€8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
€7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€729
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99 FPS
€9.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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