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: 226.17

Overall Rank: 605

Last Price Change: $86.00 USD (2024-05-19)

Average CPU Mark

19450

Single Thread Rating: 3060
Samples: 3182*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Integer Math	65,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	36,925 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	58 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	25,319 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,970 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	245,900 KBytes/Sec
Physics	909 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	17,140 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,060 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Ryzen 5 5500

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th 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)

	HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Processor, AMD Radeon Rx 5500 4 GB, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (TG01-0040, Black)	$594.00 (www.amazon.com)
	MXZ Gaming PC Desktop Computer, AMD Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 2060S 8GB, 16GB DDR4, NVME 500GB SSD, 6RGB Fans, Win 11 Pro Ready, Gamer Desktop Computer(R5 5500\| RTX2060S) …	$769.00 (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)
	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	$664.05 (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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,450
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		226.17
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
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
BL2104328 - May 19 2024		19329
BL2104249 - May 19 2024		19216
BL2104190 - May 18 2024		17678
BL2103967 - May 18 2024		18767
BL2103862 - May 18 2024		20000

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Ryzen 5 5500
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,450
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,138 (-17.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		21,575 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,566 (+0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		18,211 (-6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		17,764 (-8.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 4600G vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		16,056 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		19,412 (-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		15,717 (-19.2%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		14,817 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i3-12100F vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		14,143 (-27.3%)
Intel Core i5-10400F @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500		12,200 (-37.3%)

Is the AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
AMD Ryzen 5 5500		3,286

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