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Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 9 6900HX

Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 9 6900HX: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 6900HX is 75 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 6900HX

  • Performs up to 6% better in League of Legends than Ryzen 5 5500 - 242 vs 228 FPS
  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
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League of Legends

League of Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

228

94%

Value, €/FPS

€0.38/FPS

100%

Price, €

€85.93

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457

Buy for 85.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 48 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

242

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

95%

Multi-Core

7692

81%

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


Single-Core

1979

100%

Multi-Core

9532

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo

Ryzen 9 6900HX

Apr 4th, 2022
Release DateJan 19th, 2022
Ryzen 5CollectionRyzen 9
VermeerCodenameRembrandt
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket FP7
Desktop
Segment
Mobile
6Cores
8
12Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
4.2 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.9 GHz
65 WTDP
45 W
7 nmProcess Size
6 nm
36.0x
Multiplier33.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon 680M
YesOverclockableYes

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Laptops Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 6900HX

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