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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 16% better in Battlefield V than Ryzen 5 5500 - 295 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €95.97 vs €732.83
- Up to 85% better value when playing Battlefield V than Ryzen 9 7950X - €0.38 vs €2.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
295
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.48/FPS
15%
Price, €
€732.83
13%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
255
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€95.97
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 100-000000457
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Updated 71 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Ryzen 5 5500
Battlefield V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
86 FPS
€8.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
98 FPS
€8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
In Stock
136 FPS
€5.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€789.9
In Stock
120 FPS
€6.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€769.9
In Stock
158 FPS
€5.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
In Stock
108 FPS
€6.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739.9
In Stock
120 FPS
€7.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€909.9
In Stock
120 FPS
€5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€699
In Stock
120 FPS
€6.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€759
In Stock
72 FPS
€10.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€749.9
In Stock
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