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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1819 days newer than Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 1600 - 250 vs 225 FPS
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
250
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.34/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 5500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
135 FPS
£5.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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135 FPS
£7.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
181 FPS
£5.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
154 FPS
£5.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
121 FPS
£6.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
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121 FPS
£9.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,099.95
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142 FPS
£10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
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