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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 6900HX is 75 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
- Performs up to 2% better in Rust than Ryzen 5 5500 - 221 vs 216 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
216
97%
Value, £/FPS
£0.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£81.99
100%
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
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 6900HX
Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rembrandt |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket FP7 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 45 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 6 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 680M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 6900HX
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
57 FPS
£16.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
£9.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£750
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94 FPS
£8.51/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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44 FPS
£11.11/FPS
Radeon 680M
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£489
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94 FPS
£9.36/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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70 FPS
£10.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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70 FPS
£15.71/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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85 FPS
£16.82/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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80 FPS
£12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£960
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44 FPS
£13.76/FPS
Radeon 680M
Ryzen 9 6900HX
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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£605.4
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