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€82.15
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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Prices and StockMSRP $159
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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 4% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €82.15 vs €85.26
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 6% better in New World than Ryzen 5 3600 - 126 vs 119 FPS
- Up to 1% better value when playing New World than Ryzen 5 3600 - €0.68 vs €0.69 per FPS
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
126
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€85.26
96%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457
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Updated 6257 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | 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 |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
44 FPS
€16.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
In Stock
50 FPS
€13.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€694.9
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59 FPS
€14.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
In Stock
66 FPS
€13.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
In Stock
55 FPS
€15.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
In Stock
49 FPS
€17.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
In Stock
59 FPS
€13.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799.9
In Stock
49 FPS
€15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€777
In Stock
59 FPS
€12.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€739
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59 FPS
€12.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€739
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