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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 3 4100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 and the cheaper Ryzen 3 4100 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in Rust than Ryzen 3 4100 - 216 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 4100 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 3 4100
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $70.86 vs $83.47
- Up to 8% better value when playing Rust than Ryzen 5 5500 - $0.36 vs $0.39 per FPS
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
199
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$70.86
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 3 4100 4-Core, 8-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 3 4100
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Ryzen 3 4100 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Not Available |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 3 4100
With selected game settings
58 FPS
$13.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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80 FPS
$11/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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58 FPS
$13.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779.99
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67 FPS
$7.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
$15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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80 FPS
$10.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$11.79/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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65 FPS
$11.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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80 FPS
$13.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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39 FPS
$24.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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95 FPS
$15.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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67 FPS
$24.63/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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70 FPS
$12.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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64 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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58 FPS
$22.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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85 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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39 FPS
$31.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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65 FPS
$35.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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58 FPS
$15.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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39 FPS
$29.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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39 FPS
$40.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,568
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75 FPS
$20.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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