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Ryzen 9 7900 vs Ryzen 5 5500

Ryzen 9 7900 vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 285 days newer than Ryzen 5 5500.

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900

  • Performs up to 23% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 106 vs 86 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


FPS

106

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

86

81%

Value, €/FPS

€0.98/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 240 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

RT Overdrive

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo
Ryzen 9 7900

Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023


Single-Core

2824

100%

Multi-Core

16743

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

66%

Multi-Core

7692

46%

AMD Ryzen 9 7900 Logo

Ryzen 9 7900

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Jan 14th, 2023
Release DateApr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9CollectionRyzen 5
RaphaelCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket AM5SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores6
24
Threads12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
5.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
65 WTDP65 W
5 nm
Process Size7 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
Radeon Graphics
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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