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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900 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 9 5900 is 447 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900
- Performs up to 3% better in No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 5500 - 190 vs 185 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 24 vs 12 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
185
97.36842105263158%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/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 9 5900
Desktop • Jan 12th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
91.17933723196882%
Multi-Core
7692
77.97263051191081%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 12th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 5900
No Man's Sky, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
$16.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,185
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74 FPS
$12.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
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74 FPS
$14.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
40 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099
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101 FPS
$13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349
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74 FPS
$14.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,049
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74 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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74 FPS
$13.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 5900
24 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
In Stock
156 FPS
$12.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,929.97
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90 FPS
$12.97/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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91 FPS
$8.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$779.99
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