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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X 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 7 5800X is 515 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 1% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 164 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
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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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Ryzen 7 5800X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 7 5800X
With selected game settings
52 FPS
£15.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£17.04/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
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£25.58/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
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Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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