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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1819 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1600.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 1600 - 127 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600 - €97.00 vs €210.04
- Up to 57% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 1600 - €0.76 vs €1.78 per FPS
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD CPU RYZEN 5 1600 AM4
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
127
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.76/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 5 1600
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 1600 or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
84 FPS
€10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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72 FPS
€11.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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84 FPS
€9.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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72 FPS
€10.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
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72 FPS
€12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€921.66
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84 FPS
€11.3/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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69 FPS
€12.01/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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