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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 3800X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Diablo IV than Ryzen 7 3800X - 238 vs 219 FPS
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3800X - £81.99 vs £205.0
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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 7 3800X Processor (8C/16T, 36 MB Cache, 4.5 GHz Max Boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 3800X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3800X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 7 3800X
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
£22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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62 FPS
£12.9/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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62 FPS
£14.19/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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100 FPS
£10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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18 FPS
£42.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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18 FPS
£61.11/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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46 FPS
£31.09/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
36 FPS
£26.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
In Stock
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