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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X 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 cheaper Ryzen 5 1600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 1600X
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - €74.44 vs €94.61
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 150% better in Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600X - 45 vs 18 FPS
- Up to 49% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Ryzen 5 1600X - €2.10 vs €4.14 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processoro da 3.6GHz, 64bit, Socket AM4, 14 nm, Cores 6, Threads 12, TDP 95W
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
45
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.1/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.61
78%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 1600X | 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 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 1600X or Ryzen 5 5500
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1 FPS
€859/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€859/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€739/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
€949/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€829/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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