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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 Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - €85.93 vs €769.42
- Up to 88% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X - €0.49 vs €4.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 187 vs 176 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
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
176
94%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€85.93
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457
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Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
187
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.11/FPS
12%
Price, €
€769.42
11%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 4.5GHz (Turbo 5.7GHz) 16 Core 32 Threads 64MB Cache AM5 Prozessor - Tray
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Raphael |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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