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£128
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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MSRP in USD: $299
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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MSRP in USD: $159
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 3% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 5500 - 155 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 36% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - £81.99 vs £128.0
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 36 MB cache, up to 4.6 GHz max boost)
Buy for £128 on Amazon
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Updated 74335 minutes ago
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
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
88.21310702498822%
Multi-Core
7692
79.06259636139377%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Ryzen 5 5500
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
£10.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,049.95
In Stock
62 FPS
£12.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
In Stock
76 FPS
£10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.95
In Stock
67 FPS
£13.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£919.2
In Stock
81 FPS
£11.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£930
In Stock
81 FPS
£12.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,041.6
In Stock
100 FPS
£10.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,029.99
In Stock
76 FPS
£11.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£879.96
In Stock
95 FPS
£11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,080
In Stock
100 FPS
£11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£1,099.98
In Stock
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