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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 1859 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X.
Advantages of Ryzen 7 1800X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 9% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 7 1800X - 139 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 64% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1800X - $83.47 vs $235.00
- Up to 67% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Ryzen 7 1800X - $0.60 vs $1.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1800X - 65 vs 95 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD YD180XBCAEWOF Ryzen 7 1800X Processor
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.6/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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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 1800X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 7 1800X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2nd, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen 7 1800X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
27 FPS
$29.59/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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$22.57/FPS
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$18.04/FPS
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$13.43/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$22.7/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 5500
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$343.99
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$235
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$235
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$235
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$129.29
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$235
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$129.99
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$235
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$899.99
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$235
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$172.99
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$235
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$417.61
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$235
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