AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Price and performance details for the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The AMD Ryzen 5 5500 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 16 MB

Other names: AMD Ryzen 5 5500

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 228.88

Overall Rank: 596

Last Price Change: $84.99 USD (2023-05-31)

Average CPU Mark

19452

Single Thread Rating: 3060
Samples: 3084*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Integer Math	65,925 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	36,926 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,362 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,976 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	245,958 KBytes/Sec
Physics	908 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,133 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,060 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	MXZ Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 3060 12GB,16GB DDR4, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| RTX3060)	$849.00 (www.amazon.com)
	PC Desktop – AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6 GHz, NVIDIA GTX 1650 D6 Ventus XS, 512GB M2 NVME, RGB RAM 16G DDR4 3600, 650W 80PLUS Bronze PSU, Windows 11 Home 64-bit Built in USA	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CLX Set Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6GHz, Radeon RX 6400, 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD, 8GB DDR4 Black Memory, CPU air Cooler, WiFi, Windows 11 Home, Black	$749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	BEASTCOM Q5 Pro Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6X 4.20Ghz 12 Threads, NVIDIA RTX 3050 8GB, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, WiFi, Windows 11 Pro	$869.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CLX Set Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor, 16GB DDR4 Memory, GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, 1TB SSD, WiFi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$1009.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,329
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,452
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		228.88
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		3,060
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2085318 - Apr 24 2024 [Overclocked]		20584
BL2085171 - Apr 24 2024		19760
BL2085119 - Apr 23 2024		19521
BL2085100 - Apr 23 2024		18655
BL2084717 - Apr 23 2024		16343

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,452
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,141 (-17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		21,567 (+10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,767 (-8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,047 (-17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,901 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,552 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,421 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,084 (-12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		15,720 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		15,667 (-19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		14,818 (-23.8%)
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		22,021 (+13.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		10,009
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,177
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,991
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,517
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		3,284

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