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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8350 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 3450 days newer than the more expensive FX-8350.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 26% better in Minecraft than FX-8350 - 761 vs 603 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than FX-8350 - $89.99 vs $185.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Minecraft than FX-8350 - $0.12 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8350 - 12 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
603
79.23784494086728%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
38.70967741935484%
Price, $
$185
48%
AMD FD8350FRHKWOX FX-8350 Octa-core (8 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4.20 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 125 W (AMDFD8350FRHKWOX)
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
761
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
FPS and Value 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
High
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8350 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd, 2012 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8350 or Ryzen 5 5500
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
501 FPS
$2.33/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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505 FPS
$1.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$779.99
In Stock
556 FPS
$1.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
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601 FPS
$1.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$949.99
In Stock
430 FPS
$1.77/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$759.99
In Stock
556 FPS
$1.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
525 FPS
$1.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$939.99
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480 FPS
$1.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$919.99
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573 FPS
$2.09/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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429 FPS
$3.24/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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