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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 9 5900X is 68 days older than Ryzen 5 5500U.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 5500U - 185 vs 173 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500U - 24 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
- Consumes up to 86% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 15 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
185
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500U
Mobile • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500U |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Lucienne |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket FP6 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
12 | Cores | 6 |
24 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 105 W | TDP | 15 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics 448SP |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Ryzen 5 5500U
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
119 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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118 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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119 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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88 FPS
$19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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88 FPS
$25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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78 FPS
$20.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569.99
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109 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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120 FPS
$12.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,456.75
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