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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 636 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900XT.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900XT
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 8% better in Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 9 3900XT - 67 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £84.00 vs £199.00
- Up to 61% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Ryzen 9 3900XT - £1.25 vs £3.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT - 65 vs 105 Watts
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
67
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.25/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
Ultra
Ryzen 9 3900XT
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 3900XT | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 9 3900XT or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
5 FPS
£160/FPS
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£69.16/FPS
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1099.95/FPS
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1 FPS
£729.99/FPS
12 GB, N/A Storage
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£204.28/FPS
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