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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800 is 447 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800
- Performs up to 5% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 168 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
160
95.23809523809523%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 7 5800
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 7 5800
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
135 FPS
$13.33/FPS
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Ryzen 7 5800
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$8.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
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$9.93/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 7 5800
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$7.48/FPS
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$8.84/FPS
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