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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1859 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1700X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 22% better in Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - 172 vs 141 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $75.09 vs $175.68
- Up to 65% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Ryzen 7 1700X - $0.44 vs $1.25 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD170XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1700X Processor
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
172
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.44/FPS
100%
Price, €
€75.09
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1700X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1700X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
45 FPS
€16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
€10.43/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
€7.18/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€12.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
€13.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
€12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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76 FPS
€9.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€14.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€12.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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