The Ryzen 5 5500 is a clear winner – it's a slightly faster gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 3900XT and it's also a much better value for money, as it's £370.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the Ryzen 5 5500
- A slightly faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 82% cheaper – £79.98 vs £449.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 38% less energy – 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 12 threads
Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 9 3900XT for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 5 5500
Apr 4th, 2022
Average FPS
196
100%
Min 1% FPS
129
100%
Price, £
£79.98
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.4/FPS
100%
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Jul 7th, 2020
Average FPS
193
98%
Min 1% FPS
127
98%
Price, £
£449.99
17%
Value, £/FPS
£2.33/FPS
17%
Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 9 3900XT in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 9 3900XT in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Ryzen 5 5500 vs Ryzen 9 3900XT in core CPU performance specifications
Ryzen 5 5500
Apr 4th, 2022
Cores
6-core
50%
L3 Cache
16 MB
25%
Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
95%
Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
89%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Jul 7th, 2020
Cores
12-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Ryzen 5 5500 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 3900XT |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2020 |
$159.00 | MSRP | $499.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
65 W | Power Consumption | 105 W |
| Performance | ||
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| 16 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 3200 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
