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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Ryzen 5 5500 - 785 vs 761 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €92.02 vs €218.79
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Processore AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (12C/24T, 70 MB di cache, fino a 4,8 GHz Max Boost)
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Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
85.86507572280863%
Multi-Core
7692
64.73112850290332%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 5500
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
525 FPS
€1.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
600 FPS
€1.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€879
In Stock
556 FPS
€1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€849
In Stock
480 FPS
€1.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€799
In Stock
600 FPS
€1.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,099
In Stock
556 FPS
€1.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€819
In Stock
600 FPS
€1.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
In Stock
712 FPS
€2.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,599
In Stock
765 FPS
€2.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,132.9
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556 FPS
€1.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
In Stock
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