Buy on Amazon
£84
In Stock
AvailabilityMSRP $499
Availability
MSRP $499
No items available
AvailabilityMSRP $159
Availability
MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1859 days newer than Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Ryzen 7 1800X - 186 vs 168 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
186
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.45/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)
Buy for £84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 106 minutes ago
Trending Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
85 FPS
£9.41/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£799.98
In Stock
102 FPS
£8.14/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£829.95
In Stock
74 FPS
£14.86/FPS
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,099.95
In Stock
74 FPS
£9.86/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
Buy on Amazon
£729.99
In Stock
92 FPS
£15.54/FPS
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
£1,429.95
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
