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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X 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 5 5600X is 515 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 93% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $89.99 vs $1199.99
- Up to 92% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.5 vs $6.52 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 2% better in God of War than Ryzen 5 5500 - 184 vs 181 FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
181
98.36956521739131%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$89.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, Ceramic Gray
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
184
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.52/FPS
7.668711656441718%
Price, $
$1199.99
7%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
89.43594646271511%
Multi-Core
7692
88.83242868691535%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 12 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 5 5600X
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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108 FPS
$13.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
87 FPS
$12.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
71 FPS
$17.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
131 FPS
$13.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
In Stock
65 FPS
$15.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
In Stock
71 FPS
$14.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
77 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
In Stock
87 FPS
$26.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
60 FPS
$26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
In Stock
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