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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 1% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Ryzen 5 5500 - 183 vs 182 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
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
182
99%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/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
Ultra High
Ryzen 9 6900HX
Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rembrandt | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket FP7 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
45 W | TDP | 65 W |
6 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon 680M | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 6900HX or Ryzen 5 5500
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
43 FPS
£22.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£956.42
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72 FPS
£11.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£799.98
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86 FPS
£9.3/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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29 FPS
£17.21/FPS
Radeon 680M
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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£499
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86 FPS
£10.23/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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107 FPS
£10.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,080
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60 FPS
£11.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6600M
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£687.99
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62 FPS
£12.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£759.99
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62 FPS
£17.74/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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77 FPS
£18.57/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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