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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 3% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 3600 - 91 vs 88 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $83.49 vs $89.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 3600 - $0.92 vs $1.02 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
88
96.7032967032967%
Value, $/FPS
$1.02/FPS
90.19607843137256%
Price, $
$89.99
92%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.92/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.49
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 4427 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
85.35542490646712%
Multi-Core
6884
89.49557982319293%
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | 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 |
| 4.2 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 5 3600 or Ryzen 5 5500
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
35 FPS
$22.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
52 FPS
$16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
In Stock
35 FPS
$22.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779.99
In Stock
20 FPS
$35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
42 FPS
$10.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$459
In Stock
45 FPS
$17.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$799
In Stock
40 FPS
$18.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$749
In Stock
31 FPS
$35.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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20 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
In Stock
43 FPS
$21.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$937.99
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