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€75.09
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Prices and StockMSRP $159
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MSRP $159
Prices and StockMSRP $299
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MSRP $299
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $75.09 vs $108.01
- Up to 29% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.60 vs $0.84 per FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 2% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 5500 - 128 vs 126 FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for €75.09 on Amazon
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for €108.01 on Amazon
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 5 5600X
With selected game settings
38 FPS
€18.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€719.82
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38 FPS
€18.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€702.69
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65 FPS
€12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€792.78
In Stock
67 FPS
€16.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,108.1
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67 FPS
€14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€945.94
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56 FPS
€16.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€905.08
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50 FPS
€8.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€423.41
In Stock
50 FPS
€14.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€711.7
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46 FPS
€15.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€711.7
In Stock
47 FPS
€14.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€674.77
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