Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 3700X 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 7 3700X.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 6% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 3700X - 160 vs 151 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than Ryzen 7 3700X - $93.98 vs $205.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 7 3700X - $0.59 vs $1.36 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.98
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $93.98 on Amazon
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Buy for $205 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
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Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |