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Key Differences
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 Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 5500 - 256 vs 250 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
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
Mythical
Ryzen 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
91.17933723196882%
Multi-Core
7692
77.97263051191081%
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900 or Ryzen 5 5500
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
97 FPS
$16.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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135 FPS
$6.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$6.24/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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121 FPS
$6.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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117 FPS
$3.92/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$459
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185 FPS
$12.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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113 FPS
$6.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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135 FPS
$7.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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137 FPS
$6.49/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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