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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $99
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 and the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 2% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 3 4100 - 176 vs 172 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 4100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 4100
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - £49.99 vs £81.99
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Desktop Processor (6-core/12-thread, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost)
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AMD Ryzen 3 4100 desktop processor (4 cores/8 threads, 6 MB cache, up to 4.0 GHz max. Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1484
79.31587386424373%
Multi-Core
4702
61.12844513780551%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 4100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 3 4100
Forza Horizon 5, 1920 x 1080, Max
53 FPS
£15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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73 FPS
£10.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
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72 FPS
£12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£879.96
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99 FPS
£10.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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39 FPS
£19.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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39 FPS
£28.2/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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61 FPS
£23.44/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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53 FPS
£18.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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