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: 206.97

Overall Rank: 602

Last Price Change: $93.98 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

19451

Single Thread Rating: 3060
Samples: 3143*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Integer Math	65,913 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	36,924 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,341 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,973 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	245,916 KBytes/Sec
Physics	908 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,137 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,060 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of May 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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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 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	$1049.99 (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	$789.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Centaurus Pollux R5 Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Six-Core 4.2GHz OC, 16GB RAM, Radeon RX 6600, 500GB SSD, Windows 11 PRO, WiFi. Compact Custom Gaming Computer, Quiet Operation, Upgradable.	$744.93 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,370
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,188
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,635
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,024
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,451
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,458
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.50
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		206.97
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.58
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		118.65
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
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 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		3,060
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2096811 - May 09 2024		20488
BL2096778 - May 09 2024		19956
BL2096701 - May 09 2024		19277
BL2096389 - May 08 2024		19180
BL2096113 - May 08 2024		20267

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,451
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		21,571 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,084 (-12.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,138 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,560 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		18,213 (-6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,766 (-8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,212 (-16.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,051 (-17.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,899 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,417 (-0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,532 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,074 (-12.2%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,158
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,552
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,511
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		3,285

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