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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 1600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1819 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 20% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 1600 - 160 vs 133 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €74.94 vs €101.0
- Up to 11% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.56 vs €0.63 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor, 6 Core/12 Thread, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.2 GHz, Con Ventola Wraith Stealth
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Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
133
83%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
100%
Price, €
€74.94
100%
Value Winner
AMD CPU RYZEN 5 1600 AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 5 1600
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
127 FPS
€7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
In Stock
109 FPS
€7.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
In Stock
98 FPS
€8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
127 FPS
€6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
In Stock
117 FPS
€6.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
In Stock
127 FPS
€8.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
In Stock
131 FPS
€7.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€999
In Stock
127 FPS
€7.47/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€949
In Stock
114 FPS
€7.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€829
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