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$83.44
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Prices and StockMSRP $159
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MSRP $159
Prices and StockMSRP $499
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MSRP $499
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3900X 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 9 3900X.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 6% better in War Thunder than Ryzen 9 3900X - 209 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 77% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $83.44 vs $365.00
- Up to 78% better value when playing War Thunder than Ryzen 9 3900X - $0.40 vs $1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 65 vs 105 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 3900X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.40/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.44
437%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 3900X
With selected game settings
149 FPS
$5.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
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149 FPS
$5.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779.99
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165 FPS
$5.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
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165 FPS
$4.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$799.99
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156 FPS
$4.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$749.99
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154 FPS
$4.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$749
In Stock
165 FPS
$6.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
181 FPS
$37.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 3900X
24 GB, N/A Storage
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$6,698
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169 FPS
$4.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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165 FPS
$7.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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