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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Ryzen 9 3900X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than Ryzen 9 3900X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 2% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 9 3900X - 250 vs 245 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | 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 |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 3900X or Ryzen 5 5500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
121 FPS
€6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
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154 FPS
€5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
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135 FPS
€6.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
In Stock
102 FPS
€7.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
154 FPS
€7.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
In Stock
135 FPS
€6.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€819
In Stock
154 FPS
€5.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
In Stock
135 FPS
€5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
In Stock
155 FPS
€6.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€949
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130 FPS
€6.38/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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