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€98
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $159
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MSRP in USD: $159
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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MSRP in USD: $199
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 0% better in Control than Ryzen 5 3600 - 204 vs 203 FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €92.12 vs €98.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Control than Ryzen 5 5500 - €0.45 vs €0.48 per FPS
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
203
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/FPS
100%
Price, €
€92.12
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processore (6C / 12T, 35 MB di cache, 4,2 GHz Max Boost)
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In Stock
Updated 11242 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 5 3600
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
105 FPS
€8.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€899
In Stock
58 FPS
€13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
75 FPS
€11.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
In Stock
71 FPS
€11.68/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€829
In Stock
87 FPS
€11.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€989
In Stock
105 FPS
€8.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
In Stock
74 FPS
€10.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€789
In Stock
93 FPS
€10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€989
In Stock
87 FPS
€8.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€779
In Stock
147 FPS
€8.5/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,249
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