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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1446 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 2600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 2% better in Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 2600X - 306 vs 299 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $83.47 vs $160.00
- Up to 50% better value when playing Resident Evil Village than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.27 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Resident Evil Village
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Pinnacle Ridge 3.6GHz 16MB Cache AM4 CPU Desktop Processor Boxed
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
306
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.47
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 12 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
98 FPS
$8.15/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4.3/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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138 FPS
$8.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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138 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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116 FPS
$6.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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111 FPS
$6.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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83 FPS
$18.07/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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138 FPS
$7.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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60 FPS
$16.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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163 FPS
$8.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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116 FPS
$14.22/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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121 FPS
$7.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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108 FPS
$7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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98 FPS
$13.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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147 FPS
$8.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$20.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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111 FPS
$20.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
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98 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$919.99
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60 FPS
$18.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,139
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60 FPS
$26.13/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$12.16/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
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