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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600X - 155 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - €84.70 vs €199.00
- Up to 59% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600X - €0.55 vs €1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Dead Space
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.6Hz, 6 Kerne, Socket AM4) YD260XBCAFBOX
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
155
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.55/FPS
100%
Price, €
€84.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
46 FPS
€15.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€16.08/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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66 FPS
€13.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
€12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€759
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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66 FPS
€15.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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59 FPS
€13.88/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€819
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59 FPS
€13.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
€13.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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55 FPS
€15.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
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57 FPS
€13.86/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
€14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
€13.75/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,264.9
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41 FPS
€14.61/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€599
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77 FPS
€12.21/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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57 FPS
€16.49/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
€13.88/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€888
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46 FPS
€14.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€679.9
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59 FPS
€16.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€979.9
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59 FPS
€13.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€789
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55 FPS
€13.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€729
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70 FPS
€14.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,019
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41 FPS
€15.34/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€629
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66 FPS
€13.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€899
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68 FPS
€9.84/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€669
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57 FPS
€16.14/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€919.9
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46 FPS
€13.67/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€629
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68 FPS
€10.28/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€699
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41 FPS
€15.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€649
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59 FPS
€13.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€789
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109 FPS
€14.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,619
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76 FPS
€15.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,199.9
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50 FPS
€14.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€719
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59 FPS
€16.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€949.9
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105 FPS
€13.48/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€1,414.9
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41 FPS
€14.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€579
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55 FPS
€14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€809.9
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63 FPS
€14.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€909
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105 FPS
€12.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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