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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7700X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 7700X is 176 days newer than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 7700X
- Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5500 - 281 vs 250 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7700X - €94.61 vs €318.00
- Up to 66% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 7 7700X - €0.38 vs €1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7700X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Processeur, 8 Cœurs/16 Threads Débridés, Architecture Zen 4, 40MB L3 Cache, 105W TDP, Jusqu'à 5,4 GHz Fréquence Boost, Socket AMD 5, DDR5 & PCIe 5.0
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
250
89%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€94.61
100%
Value Winner
Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, 4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 7 7700X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 7700X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Raphael | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
5.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 65 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 7 7700X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
135 FPS
€6.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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154 FPS
€5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€859
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135 FPS
€6.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€921.66
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212 FPS
€8.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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252 FPS
€7.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,799
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154 FPS
€5.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€839
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135 FPS
€5.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€739
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266 FPS
€7.82/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 7 7700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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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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