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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 Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 83% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €85.26 vs €489.00
- Up to 82% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.17 vs €0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 5500 - 522 vs 508 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
508
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.17/FPS
100%
Price, €
€85.26
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457
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Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 5900X 12x 3.7 GHz Prozessor, 32 GB DDR4, MSI B550-A Pro Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Ryzen 9 5900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 5900X
With selected game settings
135 FPS
€5.4/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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181 FPS
€4.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
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252 FPS
€5.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,419.9
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381 FPS
€5.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,944.9
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252 FPS
€5.55/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,399
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204 FPS
€4.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
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252 FPS
€4.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,179
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167 FPS
€5.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
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151 FPS
€5.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
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343 FPS
€4.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,619
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