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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Ryzen 7 2700U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1621 days newer than Ryzen 7 2700U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 7 2700U - 366 vs 329 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 2700U - 12 vs 8 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
366
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.68
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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 7 2700U
Mobile • Oct 26th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 2700U | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raven Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket FP5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon RX Vega 10 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700U or Ryzen 5 5500
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
166 FPS
£4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£780
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277 FPS
£3.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,050
In Stock
215 FPS
£4.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£900
In Stock
131 FPS
£5.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£749.99
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131 FPS
£8.4/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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185 FPS
£7.73/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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