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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 7900X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 49% better in Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 5 5500 - 100 vs 67 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
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 78% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €85.26 vs €382.84
- Up to 67% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 9 7900X - €1.27 vs €3.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
100
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.83/FPS
33%
Price, €
€382.84
22%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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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 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 170 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 7900X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
1 FPS
€729/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€729
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1 FPS
€829.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€829.9
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5 FPS
€171.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
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1 FPS
€859.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859.9
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1 FPS
€879.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879.9
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1 FPS
€777/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€777
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55 FPS
€27.25/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,499
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46 FPS
€31.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,449
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1 FPS
€739/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€739
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1 FPS
€739/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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