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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1002 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 5 3600X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 4% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600X - 141 vs 135 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $83.47 vs $175.00
- Up to 55% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.59 vs $1.30 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 65 vs 95 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/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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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 3600X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Matisse | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
75 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
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95 FPS
$9.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
In Stock
75 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779.99
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84 FPS
$5.94/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$499
In Stock
95 FPS
$12.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$13.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969.99
In Stock
95 FPS
$8.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
In Stock
84 FPS
$9.4/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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82 FPS
$9.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$749
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95 FPS
$11.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$14.63/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,039
In Stock
69 FPS
$9.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$629
In Stock
71 FPS
$15.92/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,129.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$17.46/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,239.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$12.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$891.79
In Stock
55 FPS
$17.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$969.99
In Stock
107 FPS
$13.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,449
In Stock
71 FPS
$15.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,127.99
In Stock
84 FPS
$19.64/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,649.99
In Stock
87 FPS
$10.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$889.99
In Stock
56 FPS
$32.01/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,792.72
In Stock
81 FPS
$9.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$14.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,017.99
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75 FPS
$17.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
99 FPS
$12.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$13.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$969
In Stock
55 FPS
$22.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,229
In Stock
71 FPS
$12.66/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$899
In Stock
82 FPS
$28.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
In Stock
75 FPS
$12.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$919.99
In Stock
55 FPS
$20.71/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,139
In Stock
55 FPS
$28.51/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,568
In Stock
91 FPS
$17.24/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,569
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