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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1330 days newer than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 64 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 11% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 152 vs 137 FPS
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX - 65 vs 250 Watts
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 Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
Desktop • Aug 13th, 2018
Single-Core
1180
63.067878140032064%
Multi-Core
7221
93.8767550702028%
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 13th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Colfax | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket SP3r2 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
32 | Cores | 6 |
64 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 250 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX or Ryzen 5 5500
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
52 FPS
$15/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
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Radeon RX 6600
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GeForce RTX 3060
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$7.06/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$12.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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80 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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82 FPS
$10.84/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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34 FPS
$23.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$15.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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