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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 710 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 3100.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Ryzen 3 3100 - 831 vs 784 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 3 3100 - $93.98 vs $94.99
- Up to 8% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 3 3100 - $0.11 vs $0.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
831
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 3 3100
Desktop • Apr 24th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 3 3100 or Ryzen 5 5500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
618 FPS
$1.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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528 FPS
$1.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$849
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370 FPS
$2.16/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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680 FPS
$1.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999.99
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313 FPS
$2.55/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$799
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504 FPS
$1.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769
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288 FPS
$3.81/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,098
In Stock
426 FPS
$2.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 3 3100
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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401 FPS
$2.12/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 3 3100
8 GB, 480 GB SSD
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500 FPS
$1.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$751.69
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