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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Why is AMD Ryzen 5 5500 better than AMD Ryzen 5 5600?
- 6550 million more transistors?
10700 millionvs4150 million - 2 higher clock multiplier?
37vs35
Why is AMD Ryzen 5 5600 better than AMD Ryzen 5 5500?
- 10.83% higher PassMark result?
21574vs19465 - 1 newer version of PCI Express (PCIe)?
4vs3 - 16 MB bigger L3 cache?
32 MBvs16 MB - 6.47% higher PassMark result (single)?
3257vs3059 - 7.29% higher Cinebench R20 (single) result?
574vs535 - 2.66 MB/core more L3 cache per core?
5.33 MB/corevs2.67 MB/core - 13.93% higher PassMark result (overclocked)?
22446vs19701 - 11.07% higher multi-core Geekbench 6 result?
8541vs7690
Price comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
GIGABYTE B550M DS3H New Motherboard Set + AMD New Ryzen 5 5500 R5 5500 CPU Processor 128G DDR4 4266(OC)MH...GIGABYTE B550M DS3H New Motherboard Set + AMD New Ryzen 5 5500 R5 5500 CPU Processor 128G DDR4 4266(OC)MHz M.2 SATA Micro-ATX
X470 Motherboard ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING Socket AM4 4×DDR4 64GB PCI-E 3.0 M.2 USB3.1 HDMI ATX support R...X470 Motherboard ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING Socket AM4 4×DDR4 64GB PCI-E 3.0 M.2 USB3.1 HDMI ATX support Ryzen 5 5500 cpu
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory ...ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory NVME M.2 SATA PCIe 3.0
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User reviews
Overall rating
Features
Value for money
9.2/10
12 votes
10.0/10
8 votes
Gaming
9.0/10
12 votes
9.9/10
8 votes
Performance
9.1/10
12 votes
10.0/10
8 votes
Reliability
9.2/10
12 votes
9.8/10
8 votes
Energy efficiency
9.1/10
12 votes
9.5/10
8 votes
General info
The market that the CPU is designed for.
The CPU socket/s supported.
The motherboard chipset/s supported.
With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.
Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.
The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.
If the CPU exceeds the maximum operating temperature then problems such as random resets can occur.
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
Performance
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU's single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Geekbench 5 result (single)
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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor's single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2024)
Blender (bmw27) result
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The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
Integrated graphics
OpenCL version
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500: Not applicable
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Memory
The maximum speed of RAM that is supported by the CPU.
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
bus transfer rate
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
eMMC version
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.
bus speed
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Features
instruction sets
SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, F16C, MMX
SSE 4.2, SSE 4.1, AVX, AES, FMA3, F16C, MMX
Instruction sets are sets of codes that the CPU runs for certain functions.
Multithreading technology (such as Intel's Hyperthreading or AMD's Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor's physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
bits executed at a time
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).
front-end width
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
NX bit helps protect the computer from malicious attacks.
VFP version
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 5 5600)
Vector Floating-Point (VFP) is used by the processor to deliver increased performance in areas such as digital imaging.
Price comparison
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
GIGABYTE B550M DS3H New Motherboard Set + AMD New Ryzen 5 5500 R5 5500 CPU Processor 128G DDR4 4266(OC)MH...GIGABYTE B550M DS3H New Motherboard Set + AMD New Ryzen 5 5500 R5 5500 CPU Processor 128G DDR4 4266(OC)MHz M.2 SATA Micro-ATX
X470 Motherboard ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING Socket AM4 4×DDR4 64GB PCI-E 3.0 M.2 USB3.1 HDMI ATX support R...X470 Motherboard ASUS TUF X470-PLUS GAMING Socket AM4 4×DDR4 64GB PCI-E 3.0 M.2 USB3.1 HDMI ATX support Ryzen 5 5500 cpu
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600
ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory ...ASRock B450M Pro4 Motherboard Support AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 5 5600 R7 5700X3D CPU DDR4 3200MHz RAM Memory NVME M.2 SATA PCIe 3.0
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ItzSilent
2 years ago
9 / 10
Great CPU For Gamers, good in high CPU Workloads
ItzSilent
2 years ago
9 / 10
The Ryzen 5 5500 uses only upto 50Watts in gaming with PBO 2.0 at 200Mhz Override (4450MHz) -24 undervolt 1.2V You can expect 144-200FPS Warzone 240+ FPS Valorant 350+ FPS Performance Mode on Fortnite CPU Heavy benchmarks have the same result as the 5600G
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Saulo Miguel
1 year ago
10 / 10
Take off Ryzen 5 3600 for price/quality
Saulo Miguel
1 year ago
10 / 10
Very good for games and work, even with dual monitors l, barely pass from 40-42% CPU. About 16mb cache for me isn't a problem at all, because I watch the result between this R5 5500 x R5 5600 I don't see enough to pay more for get 10-19 fps About been pcie 3 you can put on motherboard too and you don't lose more than 4-5 fps if your gpu had enough VRam (because if don't well you loose lot performance,)
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Poltergeist
5 months ago
10 / 10
The ideal choice for those seeking cost-benefit.
Poltergeist
5 months ago
10 / 10
An excellent cost-effective Processor, perfect for those seeking performance without integrated video, it surpasses any equivalent Intel with overclocking. Robust and reliable, and with the AMD quality that always delivers what it promises, so far I haven't had any problems, it smoothly pushes even the RTX3080 without any issues. Remember that this is a mid-range CPU made for daily use, great for work, study, and current games without a hitch.
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