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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1279 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen Threadripper 2920X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 10% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 115 vs 105 FPS
- Up to 72% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - £84.00 vs £300.09
- Up to 74% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - £0.73 vs £2.86 per FPS
- Consumes up to 64% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X - 65 vs 180 Watts
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD292XA8AFWOF 12 Core/24 Threads Ryzen Threadripper 2920X Processor
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
115
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.73/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)
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Using the selected game parameters
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Desktop • Oct 3rd, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3rd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 180 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2920X or Ryzen 5 5500
Using the selected game parameters
63 FPS
£12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
£11.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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59 FPS
£18.64/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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59 FPS
£12.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£719.99
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66 FPS
£21.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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