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Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Ryzen 5 5500

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Ryzen 5 5500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 861 days newer than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X.

Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 48 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500

  • Performs up to 3% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 138 vs 134 FPS
  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X - 65 vs 280 Watts
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


FPS

134

97%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

138

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€98

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Amd Ryzen 5 5500 Retail Wraith Stealth, Nero, ‎4 X 4 X 0.6 Cm

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In Stock

Updated 101 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Logo
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019


Single-Core

1667

89%

Multi-Core

13317

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

1871

100%

Multi-Core

7692

58%

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Logo

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo

Ryzen 5 5500

Nov 25th, 2019Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen ThreadripperCollectionRyzen 5
Castle PeakCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket TRX4SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24
Cores6
48
Threads12
3.8 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
4.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed4.2 GHz
280 WTDP
65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
38.0x
Multiplier36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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