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MSRP $3990
Prices and StockMSRP $159
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MSRP $159
Key Differences
In short — Ryzen Threadripper 3990X outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 5500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is 787 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Performs up to 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen 5 5500 - 320 vs 306 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $83.47 vs $2750.95
- Up to 97% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - $0.27 vs $8.60 per FPS
- Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X - 65 vs 280 Watts
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
FPS
320
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.6/FPS
3%
Price, $
$2750.95
3%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core, 128-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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In Stock
Updated 91 minutes ago
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
306
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$83.47
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for $83.47 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 90 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
Desktop • Feb 7th, 2020
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 7th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen Threadripper | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Castle Peak | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket TRX4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 280 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Ryzen Threadripper 3990X or Ryzen 5 5500
With selected game settings
86 FPS
$9.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$799
In Stock
130 FPS
$6.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879.99
In Stock
86 FPS
$9.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$779.99
In Stock
106 FPS
$7.45/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
In Stock
130 FPS
$6.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$829.99
In Stock
106 FPS
$4.43/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$469.99
In Stock
100 FPS
$7.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$749
In Stock
130 FPS
$9.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
In Stock
130 FPS
$8.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
45 FPS
$21.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$969.99
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$2,750.95
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$2,750.95
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$118
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$2,750.95
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$379
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$343.99
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$2,750.95
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$172
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$2,750.95
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$269.95
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$2,750.95
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$499
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$2,750.95
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$144.59
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$2,750.95
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