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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 861 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 32 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 0% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 3950X - 306 vs 305 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - €85.91 vs €699.90
- Up to 88% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 9 3950X - €0.28 vs €2.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 65 vs 105 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Retail (AM4/16 Core/4,70 GHz/70 MB/105 W) 100-100000051WOF Silber
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
306
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/FPS
100%
Price, €
€85.91
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6C/12T 3.60-4.20GHz AM4 tray - 100-000000457
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 6 |
32 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3950X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
73 FPS
€9.99/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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86 FPS
€10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
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112 FPS
€7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
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86 FPS
€9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€777
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130 FPS
€6.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
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112 FPS
€8.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€979.9
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112 FPS
€6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€739
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130 FPS
€6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
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112 FPS
€6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€739
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112 FPS
€8.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€319
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€339
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€394.2
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€383.9
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€489
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€699.9
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€773.75
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€699.9
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€1,012.71
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€699.9
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€253.49
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€699.9
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€493.5
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€699.9
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€171.73
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€699.9
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€699.9
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€699.9
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€161.69
Ryzen 9 3950X
€699.9
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€374.09
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€699.9
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€202.51
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€699.9
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€392.14
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€699.9
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€199.76
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€699.9
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€699.9
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