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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 3000G on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 3000G is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 866 days newer than the cheaper Athlon 3000G.
Advantages of AMD Athlon 3000G
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $63.83 vs $89.99
- Up to 23% better value when playing Valheim than Ryzen 5 5500 - $0.33 vs $0.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 7% better in Valheim than Athlon 3000G - 208 vs 195 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 3000G - 12 vs 4 threads
Valheim
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
FPS
195
93.75%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$63.83
100%
Value Winner
AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, 4-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
208
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
76.74418604651163%
Price, $
$89.99
70%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, Ceramic Gray
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Athlon 3000G
Desktop • Nov 20th, 2019
Single-Core
957
51.14911811865313%
Multi-Core
1975
25.676027041081646%
AMD Athlon 3000G | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Athlon | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Picasso | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Radeon Vega 3 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Athlon 3000G or Ryzen 5 5500
Valheim, 1920 x 1080, Highest
67 FPS
$17.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,166.98
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68 FPS
$11.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$779.99
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85 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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101 FPS
$9.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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45 FPS
$16.89/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$759.99
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85 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
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74 FPS
$12.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939.99
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60 FPS
$15.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$919.99
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91 FPS
$13.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,199.99
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45 FPS
$30.87/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 5500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,389
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