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$87
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. 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 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 197 vs 190 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $87.0 vs $89.84
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Single-Core
1597
85.35542490646712%
Multi-Core
6884
89.49557982319293%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| 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 5500 or Ryzen 5 3600
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
32 FPS
$21.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$699.99
In Stock
86 FPS
$10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
In Stock
50 FPS
$17.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$873.64
In Stock
49 FPS
$22.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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67 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
67 FPS
$26.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
In Stock
67 FPS
$14.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$948.99
In Stock
85 FPS
$15.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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8 FPS
$74.88/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$599
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60 FPS
$28.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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