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€108.01
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Prices and StockMSRP $299
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MSRP $299
Prices and StockMSRP $159
Prices and Stock
MSRP $159
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 5600X
- Performs up to 5% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 90 vs 86 FPS
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 30% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $75.09 vs $108.01
- Up to 27% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.87 vs $1.20 per FPS
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
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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Updated 6295 minutes ago
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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Updated 6295 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
1 FPS
€719.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€719.82
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1 FPS
€702.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€702.69
In Stock
1 FPS
€792.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€792.78
In Stock
4 FPS
€277.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,108.1
In Stock
4 FPS
€236.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€945.94
In Stock
1 FPS
€905.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€905.08
In Stock
1 FPS
€423.41/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€423.41
In Stock
1 FPS
€711.7/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€711.7
In Stock
1 FPS
€711.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€711.7
In Stock
1 FPS
€674.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€674.77
In Stock
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€108.01
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