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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8320E on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2771 days newer than the more expensive FX-8320E.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 96% better in The Callisto Protocol than FX-8320E - 139 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than FX-8320E - $83.47 vs $178.02
- Up to 76% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than FX-8320E - $0.6 vs $2.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD FX-8320E - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8320E - 12 vs 8 threads
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD FX-8320E Octa-core (8 Core) 3.20 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+OEM Pack - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 95 W - FD832EWMW8KHK
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FX-8320E
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD FX-8320E |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 16.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or FX-8320E
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
20 FPS
$39.95/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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$17.78/FPS
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27 FPS
$27.74/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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40 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
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Ryzen 5 5500
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$26.67/FPS
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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27 FPS
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GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
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32 FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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20 FPS
$46/FPS
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$569.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
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