Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1712 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 3 1200 - 127 vs 117 FPS
- Up to 50% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - £87.5 vs £175.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 3 1200 - £0.69 vs £1.5 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
127
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£87.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
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Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |