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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1819 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 5% better in ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 1600 - 126 vs 120 FPS
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - £84.00 vs £219.44
- Up to 63% better value when playing ARK: Survival Evolved than Ryzen 5 1600 - £0.67 vs £1.83 per FPS
ARK: Survival Evolved
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Desktop CPU - AM4 / Hex Core / 3.2 GHz /19MB / 65W
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
126
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.67/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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
65 FPS
£12.31/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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80 FPS
£10.37/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
£20.37/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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54 FPS
£13.52/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
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71 FPS
£20.14/FPS
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