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Ryzen 7 5800 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Ryzen 7 5800 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800

3.4 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 XT Prozessor, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 36MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Lüfter Wraith Prism

Buy for 216.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

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Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for 84.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Ryzen 7 5800

3.4 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 XT Prozessor, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 36MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Lüfter Wraith Prism

Buy for 216.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

vs

Ryzen 5 5500

3.6 GHz | 6-core

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

Buy for 84.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800 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 7 5800 is 447 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.

Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800

  • Performs up to 3% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 5500 - 145 vs 141 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800 - €84.70 vs €216.25
  • Up to 60% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 5800 - €0.60 vs €1.49 per FPS
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


FPS

145

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.49/FPS

40%

Price, €

€216.25

39%

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 XT Prozessor, 8 Kerne/16 Threads, Zen 3 Architektur, 36MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Bis zu 4,8 GHz Boostfrequenz, Sockel AM4, DDR4 & PCIe 4.0, Lüfter Wraith Prism

Buy for 216.25 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

141

97%

Value, €/FPS

€0.6/FPS

100%

Price, €

€84.7

100%

Value Winner

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

Buy for 84.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 17 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo
Ryzen 7 5800

Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021


Single-Core

2048

100%

Multi-Core

8728

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

91%

Multi-Core

7692

88%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800 Logo

Ryzen 7 5800

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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Jan 12th, 2021Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7CollectionRyzen 5
VermeerCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket AM4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores6
16
Threads12
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
34.0xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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