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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1819 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 5 1600X - 140 vs 126 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - £84.18 vs £178.58
- Up to 58% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Ryzen 5 1600X - £0.6 vs £1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
140
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.18
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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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Desktop CPU - AM4/Hex Core/3.6GHz – 4GHZ turbo/ 16MB/95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 5 1600X
Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing
23 FPS
£33.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
In Stock
23 FPS
£41.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£949.98
In Stock
37 FPS
£24.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
13 FPS
£57.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.95
In Stock
13 FPS
£84.61/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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28 FPS
£51.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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£1,429.95
In Stock
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