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In short — Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900 is 447 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 2% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen 5 5500 - 155 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
91.17933723196882%
Multi-Core
7692
77.97263051191081%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 5900
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$34.04/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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$20.17/FPS
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Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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62 FPS
$12.08/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$10.84/FPS
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