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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5700X 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 7 5700X and the cheaper Ryzen 5 5500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- Performs up to 2% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 5 5500 - 93 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Up to 47% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5700X - $89.99 vs $169.21
- Up to 46% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 7 5700X - $0.99 vs $1.82 per FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
54.395604395604394%
Price, $
$169.21
53%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
91
97.84946236559139%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/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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Updated 352379 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5700X
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Single-Core
1871
88.21310702498822%
Multi-Core
7692
79.06259636139377%
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5700X or Ryzen 5 5500
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$18.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,424.99
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54 FPS
$22.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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47 FPS
$23.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
47 FPS
$14.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$679.99
In Stock
54 FPS
$21.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,149.99
In Stock
76 FPS
$19.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,464.98
In Stock
54 FPS
$22.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,209
In Stock
54 FPS
$21.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,179.99
In Stock
45 FPS
$23.33/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,049.99
In Stock
86 FPS
$22.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5700X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,899.99
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