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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 6900HX is 75 days older than Ryzen 5 5500.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
- Performs up to 3% better in Far Cry 3 than Ryzen 5 5500 - 165 vs 160 FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
160
96.96969696969697%
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 9 6900HX
Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
94.54269833249116%
Multi-Core
7692
80.69660092320603%
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jan 19th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rembrandt |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket FP7 |
Desktop | Segment | Mobile |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 16 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 45 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 6 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 680M |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5500 or Ryzen 9 6900HX
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
97 FPS
$14.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,359
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126 FPS
$14.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,844.94
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97 FPS
$16.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,599
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124 FPS
$26.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,309.99
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130 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,361.87
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124 FPS
$14.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,759.9
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124 FPS
$9.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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97 FPS
$15.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
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97 FPS
$14.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,449
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124 FPS
$16.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Ryzen 9 6900HX
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,995
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