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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 2700.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 2700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 22% better in Far Cry 6 than Ryzen 7 2700 - 137 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen 7 2700 - $87.0 vs $180.0
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Processor with Wraith Spire LED Cooler - YD2700BBAFBOX
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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 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 2700
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Single-Core
1114
59.54035275253875%
Multi-Core
5489
71.35985439417577%
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 2700 or Ryzen 5 5500
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
$11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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70 FPS
$11.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$809
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64 FPS
$12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769
In Stock
33 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,099.99
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31 FPS
$32.26/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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45 FPS
$42.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,899.99
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80 FPS
$11.11/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$889
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107 FPS
$9.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,049.99
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42 FPS
$18.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$789.99
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45 FPS
$42.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
Ryzen 7 2700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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