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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 3700X outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 3700X is 555 days older than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
- Performs up to 9% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 5500U - 151 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 15 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 3700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
151
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$205
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 3700X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Lucienne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics 448SP |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 3700X or Ryzen 5 5500U
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
100 FPS
$14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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100 FPS
$16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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116 FPS
$9.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Ryzen 7 3700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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90 FPS
$10.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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118 FPS
$11.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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90 FPS
$12.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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112 FPS
$14.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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99 FPS
$13.63/FPS
Radeon RX 5700
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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65 FPS
$21.52/FPS
Radeon RX 550
Ryzen 7 3700X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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100 FPS
$13.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 3700X
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